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Palm Warbler

Setophaga palmarum

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Description:

Small songbird.
Brownish back.
Chestnut cap.
Bright yellow undertail.
Constantly wags tail.
Underparts yellow or yellowish.
Faint streaks on sides.

Notes:

The rusty-capped Palm Warbler can be most easily recognized by the tail-wagging habit that shows off its yellow undertail. It breeds in bogs and winters primarily in the southern United States and Caribbean.

Reference Links:

Palm Warbler, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (4)
Tom15
Thanks Fyn. You should start seeing them any time now.
Fyn Kynd
Nice! Can't wait for these tail bobbers.
Tom15
Thanks Glen. They just started coming back from their winter grounds the last couple of days.

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Birds - Northeast US
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PublishedApril 12, 2013

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