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Prairie Warbler

Dendroica discolor

Photo by Mitch L
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Distinctive facial patterning (darker in males than females) Yellow supercilium, with a dark line through the eye, and a dark crescent below the eye. Olive colored upperparts, and dark wings with dull yellow bars.

Habitat:

Low scrub areas, sometimes in open woodlands.

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Comments (2)
Mitch L
Thank you, and yes, we were trying to catch another species of warbler, but these ones were more numerous.
beallburton
Very neat picture. Were you involved in some research that involved mist netting?

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PublishedFebruary 4, 2012

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