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Nashville Warbler

Oreothlypis ruficapilla

Photo by Jacob Gorneau
Published on Project Noah
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42.3498, -74.0187

Field Notes

Description:

A lovely warbler with a bright yellow breast and neck, a gray cap with a white eyeing, and olive-yellow wings. Two of these gems accompanied the male Red-breasted Grosbeak in the apple tree (Rosaceae sp.).

Habitat:

Mixed deciduous/coniferous forest with many small lakes and streams.

Notes:

Lifer!

Species ID Suggestions

Nashville Warbler

Oreothlypis ruficapilla

Reference Link
Fyn Kynd
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Comments (3)
Jacob Gorneau
Oh my goodness, Fyn, I knew this! I mixed the city up with the state when entering the field in. Thank you so much Ashley!
Fyn Kynd
The white eye-ring, gray head, green back, and bright yellow beast are distinctive.
AshleyT
Great photos of your lifer! I missed these guys again this migration, maybe I'll finally get one in the fall!

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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PublishedMay 9, 2014

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