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Birds - week 11 & 12
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
05/07/2009

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Blue-winged Warbler:


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Bright yellow crown & underside, blue/grey wings, 2 light white wingbars, thin black eyestripe.

♫: harsh, raspy "bee-buzz" like breathing in and out

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Golden-winged Warbler:


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Bright yellow stripe on wing, black throat, black eye mask bordered with white, yellow tip of head, white underneath, grey top.

♫: high pitched "zee, bee-bee-bee"

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Tennessee Warbler:

 

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Breeding: head pale blue-gray. Sides of face & neck pale gray. White eyestripe above a dark line through eyes. Top bright olive-green. Dull whitish under.

♫: three distinct sections

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Orange-crowned Warbler:

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Drab yellow/olive above, paler below, very thin grey eyestripe with white eyering, blurred yellow streaks on breast, yellow undertail coverts.

♫: NA

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Nashville Warbler:


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Very thick distinct white eyering, blue-grey head, yellow underparts, olive-green back, white patch between belly & coverts.

♫: two-part pattern of note pairs followed by a trill

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Northern Parula:

 

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Dark blue-grey above, yellow-green shall on shoulders, bright yellow chin and breast stripes, white eye cresents, black-red necklace, white belly, black eyestripe, one of smallest.

♫: rising buzzy trill that always ends with a sharp staccato note

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Yellow Warbler:


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Very yellow, slight olive on back, thin red stripes on belly & breast, prominent black eye on all yellow face, very common, wet/marshy areas.

♫: "sweet-sweet-sweet-little-mae-sweet"

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Chestnut-sided Warbler:


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Yellow crown, black eyestripe and black malar stripe, chesnut stripes on sides of flanks, yellow wing bars upon darker wings, drier/shrubby settings.

♫: "pleased, pleased, pleased to MEETCHA"

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Magnolia Warbler:


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Dark above, white eyebrow stripe, white wing patch, under is yellow with black streaks extending down from black necklace, yellow rump with white undertail coverts.

♫: "weeta-weeta-wit-chew"
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Black-and-white Warbler:


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Black and white striped crown, white eyering, black-and-white plumage stripes.

♫: a series of very high 2-syllable phrases, resembling 
a squeaky wheel; "wee-see-wee-see-wee-see"; very even
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American Redstart:

 

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Black with orange patches on sides of chest, orange patches on wings, and orange on tail, black chest, white belly.

♫: variable; series of high notes;  
"tsee-tsee-tsee-tsee-tsway"
or "wee-see, wee-see, wee-see"
(but less even than black-and-white)
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Yellow-rumped Warbler:

 

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Called "butter-butts" because of yellow rump patch; yellow crown, short yellow splotches on flanks, black cheeks and eyebrow, white wingbars, white belly & throat, grey above, grey lower flank patches.

♫: trill in two parts, fades off at end
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Black-throated Green Warbler:


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Green top and back, black throat, yellow face, black flank stripes, white belly with yellow wash, white wing bars.

♫: "zoo-zee-zoo-zoo-zoo-zoo-zee" or 
"trees-trees-trees-trees-I-see-trees"
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Blackburnian Warbler:

 

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Burning orange throat, broad white wing patch, black triangle eyebrow/cheek patch, black on top.

♫: buzzy with high-thin note at the end; 
"zip, zip, zip, zip, titititi, tseeee"
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Pine Warbler:

 

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Soft olive head and back, thin yellow spectacles, grey wings with white wingbars, yellow breast/belly with white patch at end of rump, slight olive streaks on belly, pines.

♫: NA
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Palm Warbler:


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Pumps tail constantly, rufious crown, yellow breast/belly with red streaks, brown cheek patch, black eyestripe, bright yellow throat.

♫: weak, buzzy trill
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Common Yellowthroat:

 

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Plain olive-green back/wings/tail, yellow throat and chest, black mask with fuzzy white border.

♫: "wich-i-ty, wich-i-ty, wich-i-ty"
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Cape May Warbler:

 

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Rarer. Rufious ear/cheek patch, rufious throat, yellow under which fades to white coverts, small black strong streaking, white wing patch.

♫: NA
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Black-throated Blue Warbler:

 

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Clean 3 colored pattern; under white, black throat/face/flanks, and blue upper (crown, wings, tail), small bright white primary wing patch. Rarer.

♫: NA
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Bay Breasted Warbler:

 

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Lighter chestnut flanks and throat (than chestnut sided), buffy breast/belly/coverts, dark face (black cheek, rufious crown, buffy patch on back of neck, 2 white wing bars. Rarer.

♫: NA
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Blackpoll Warbler:

 

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Late arrival (but large #'s), solid black cap with white cheek patch, center of breast/belly/coverts is plan white, black streaks on flanks, 2 white wingbars.

♫: NA
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Cerulean Warbler:

 

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Rare, declining population. Lighter/brighter blue above, white throat, white breast/belly/coverts. Blue thin necklace.

♫: NA
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Prothonotary Warbler:

 

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Brightest yellow/golden, under is all yellow, brightest yellow face, white undertail coverts, olive shall, cavity nesting, swampy areas, blue-grey wings, no wingbars (blue-winged DOES have wingbars and is less bright).

♫: NA
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Wilson's Warbler:

 

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Smallest. Plain yellow, slight olive on back, black cap on top, large black eye, hangs around willows.

♫: NA
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Canada Warbler:

 

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Same size as wilson's. Dark grey above, yellow underneath, short streaky necklace, VERY thick yellow eyering on black face, yellow throat, plain yellow belly (magnolia instead has black back, NO eyering, and white headpatch).

♫: NA
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Ovenbird:

 

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Ground dwelling, looks like wood thrush, upper is plain olive-brown, under is white with bold black streaks, distinct white eyering, orange crown bordered by 2 thick black median stripes. Holds tail up when walking (unlike sparrows), pink legs.

♫: "teacher-teacher-teacher-teacher"
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Northern Waterthrush:

 

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Ground dwelling. Brown above, light buffy below with thick black streaks, pale eyebrow stripe and dark eyestripe, under is uniform buffy color, common, near water, NARROW and BUFFY eyebrow stripe.

♫: loud clear chirps in loose triplets
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Louisiana Waterthrush:

 

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Ground dwelling. Brown above, light buffy below with thick black streaks, FLANKS are a SLIGHTLY different color than belly, eyebrow stripe is THICK and fades from buffy (in back) to WHITE. More contrasty, slightly larger beak, brighter pink legs.

♫: NA
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Kentucky Warbler:

 

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Rare, tree tops. Yellow underneath, olive above, yellow eyebrow stripe that curves around eye like a hook, boomerang black shape behind eye, black cap, pale pink legs.

♫: NA
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Connecticut Warbler:

 

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Lower vegetation, olive wings, yellow belly, grey chest/throat/hood, distinct thick eyering (nashville is wearing a grey helmet so it has a yellow throat, while connecticut is wearing a giant grey hood).

♫: NA
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Mourning Warbler:

 

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Olive wings, yellow under, grey hood BUT NO eyering, and it has a black splotch in front of the eye and a black patch on chest where the grey meets yellow.

♫: NA
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