Our birds: Warblers – Part 1

Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)

We saw this for the first time in 2020.

(The ID was verified by the Merlin app.)

Tennessee warbler
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Tennessee warblers in our yard [KEY: “·” = none seen; blank = I didn’t count birds that month]

Orange-crowned Warbler

This was a first sighting for me in October 2020! This one was in the meadow area, probably attracted by the seedheads of plants such as purple coneflower and others.

Orange-crowned warbler
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Orange-crowned warblers in our yard [KEY: “·” = none seen; blank = I didn’t count birds that month]

Nashville Warbler

Nashville warbler

We saw this for the first time in 2021. The sighting was suggested/verified by Merlin.

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Nashville warblers in our yard [KEY: “·” = none seen; blank = I didn’t count birds that month]

Northern Parula Warbler (Setophaga americana)

Parula warbler

I couldn’t believe I saw this rare bird in my yard! If I had known, I would have been much more diligent about getting a good photo, but as it was I just saw some unusual movement in the shrubs and snapped a few pictures to examine later. I was glad I was able to confirm the sighting at a meeting of the Cayuga Audubon Society when I was there giving a presentation on pollinators.

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Northern Parula warblers in our yard [KEY: “·” = none seen; blank = I didn’t count birds that month]

Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia

Yellow warbler
Yellow warbler ©Janet Allen

I see this warbler more often than most of the other warblers. Like the others, it likes the bushes next to the stream as well as joe-pye weeds. I suspect he may be looking for little insects in the flowers.

Climate-threatened in NYS (See Audubon NY Climate Vulnerability section on this page)

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Yellow warblers in our yard [KEY: “·” = none seen; blank = I didn’t count birds that month]

Chestnut-sided warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)

Chestnut-sided warbler

I had caught glimpses of him flitting around in the bushes for a few days, but it wasn’t until he was enjoying his bath that I was able to get a photo of him. We see these only during migration, as with most warblers.

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Chestnut-sided warblers in our yard [KEY: “·” = none seen; blank = I didn’t count birds that month]

Magnolia warbler (Dendroica magnolia)

Beautiful in its mature plumage.

Magnolia warbler
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Magnolia warblers in our yard [KEY: “·” = none seen; blank = I didn’t count birds that month]

Palm Warbler (Setophaga pinus)

I’ve rarely seen this warbler. I could tell it was something different, and I had to quickly grab my camera — not the best images, but enough to use Merlin to confirm its ID.

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Palm warblers in our yard [KEY: “·” = none seen; blank = didn’t count birds that month]

Cape May warbler (Dendroica tigrina)

Cape May warbler

A rare warbler in my yard. I hope it returns sometime!

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Cape May warblers in our yard [KEY: “·” = none seen; blank = I didn’t count birds that month]

Black-throated blue warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)

Black-throated blue warbler

Although it has a lot of pure black and pure white, the addition of the vivid blue makes a striking combination.

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Black-throated Blue warblers in our yard [KEY: “·” = none seen; blank = I didn’t count birds that month]

Yellow-rumped warbler (Dendroica coronata)

One of the more common warblers in my yard, though even then I don’t see it often.

Here he’s showing off his yellow rump. Like most warblers, they don’t stay very long, so it’s always exciting when we see them.

Yellow-rumped warbler
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Yellow-rumped warblers in our yard [KEY: “·” = none seen; blank = I didn’t count birds that month]