Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca

f4 @ 1/2500s, ISO:1250, Nikon D3S w 500mm


"Blackburnian Warbler," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Other plumages, including the fall male and adult female, are washed-out versions of the summer male, and in particular lack the bright colors and strong head pattern. The Blackburnian warbler is practically unmistakable if seen well, even the female due her dull-yellow supercilium, contrasting with greyish cheeks and yellow throat contrasting with the dark streaky sides and back. This species build a nest consisting of an open cup of twigs, bark, plant fibers, and rootlets held to branch with spider web and lined with lichens, moss, hair, and dead pine needles that's placed near the end of a branch. Although typically only laying one brood per year, if a nest is destroyed they are capable of producing a second or even third brood.
Magee Marsh. Oregon, Ohio
 
05/24/2022