Y is for Yellow Warbler {Blogging Through the Alphabet}
Welcome back. I'm glad you've joined us on this next-to-the-last leg of this journey along the birding trail.
This time we are observing the Yellow Warbler. North America has more than 50 species of warblers, but few combine brilliant color and easy viewing quite like the Yellow Warbler. In summer, the buttery yellow males sing their sweet whistled song from willows, wet thickets, and roadsides across almost all of North America. The females and immatures aren’t as bright, and lack the male’s rich chestnut streaking, but their overall warm yellow tones, unmarked faces, and prominent black eyes help pick them out.
They can be found in wet woods, thickets, or along streams. You can spot them in the tops of willows and other small trees.
Yellow Warblers eat mostly insects that they pick from foliage or
capture on short flights or while hovering to reach leaves. Typical prey
include midges, caterpillars, beetles, leafhoppers and other bugs, and
wasps.
The nests of the Yellow Warbler are frequently parasitized by the
Brown-headed Cowbird. The warbler often builds a new nest directly on
top of the parasitized one, sometimes resulting in nests with up to six
tiers.
Life can be dangerous for a small bird. Yellow Warblers have occasionally been found caught in the strands of an orb weaver spider’s web.
Yellow Warblers breed across central and northern North America and spend winters in Central America and northern South America. They migrate earlier than most other warblers in both spring and fall. Like many other migrating songbirds, Yellow Warblers from eastern North America fly across the Gulf of Mexico in a single nonstop journey; some Yellow Warblers in fall take an overland route around the Gulf.
This video quizzes us on various warblers, but I thought it would be fun to include.
Well, we'll be back next time, for the final letter this round. I hope you'll come back as we wrap up this round.
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Jennifer @ A Peace Of Mind
Kimberly @ Vintage Blue Suitcase
Kirsten @ DoodleMom Homeschool
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This time we are observing the Yellow Warbler. North America has more than 50 species of warblers, but few combine brilliant color and easy viewing quite like the Yellow Warbler. In summer, the buttery yellow males sing their sweet whistled song from willows, wet thickets, and roadsides across almost all of North America. The females and immatures aren’t as bright, and lack the male’s rich chestnut streaking, but their overall warm yellow tones, unmarked faces, and prominent black eyes help pick them out.
They can be found in wet woods, thickets, or along streams. You can spot them in the tops of willows and other small trees.
Adult male |
Adult female |
Life can be dangerous for a small bird. Yellow Warblers have occasionally been found caught in the strands of an orb weaver spider’s web.
Yellow Warblers breed across central and northern North America and spend winters in Central America and northern South America. They migrate earlier than most other warblers in both spring and fall. Like many other migrating songbirds, Yellow Warblers from eastern North America fly across the Gulf of Mexico in a single nonstop journey; some Yellow Warblers in fall take an overland route around the Gulf.
This video quizzes us on various warblers, but I thought it would be fun to include.
Please join my fellow co-hosts and me:
Amanda @ Hopkins Homeschool
Christine @ Life’s Special Necessities
Dawn @ Schoolin’ Swag
Jennifer @ A Peace Of Mind
Kimberly @ Vintage Blue Suitcase
Kirsten @ DoodleMom Homeschool
Kristen @ A Mom’s Quest To Teach
Lori @ At Home: Where Life Happens
Yvonne @ The Life We Build
To make sure you don't miss anything, subscribe to Life on Chickadee Lane, or Follow my blog with Bloglovin.
Such a stunning color!
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