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prairie warbler

Setophaga discolor

Photo by SusanEllison
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Field Notes

Description:

•Small songbird.
•Olive-green upperparts.
•Yellow throat and belly.
•Black streaks on face, sides and flanks.
•Wags tail.

Notes:

this is a fall migration bird found on the gulf coastal area of Texas

•Female Prairie Warblers commonly eat the eggshells after their young hatch, consuming the shells in 15 to 90 seconds.

Reference Links:

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

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2013

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