The Blackburnian’s summer breeding range spreads from New England and maritime Canada west through the Great Lakes to Saskatchewan and south along the Appalachians. In autumn they head south, often getting started in late August. By early October the majority of them have reached wintering grounds in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and the northwestern […]
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Like Europe’s redstarts, the American redstart flashes not red but orange in its tail, as well as on its wings and the sides of its breast. Otherwise, this warbler is black with a white belly. Birders call females and immatures “yellowstarts” because of similarly distinctive flashes of yellow (or in first-spring males yellow-orange) on the
Bold black-and-white pattern of the adult male black-throated gray warbler’s head and the gray back suggest a chickadee. Has heavily streaked chest and flanks and white wing bars. Between the eye and bill is a small spot of yellow. Adult female has a white throat. Listen For Song is buzzy and rising: zeedle-zeedle-zeedle-zeezee or Don’t
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The blackpoll warbler is a small bird best known for its ability to travel expansive distances. The breeding male is primarily black and white with sharp lines and markings. It has a deep, prominent black cap with white cheeks and wing bars. Its back is brown with dark streaks and its belly is white with
