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The Pine Warbler is an aptly-named species, rarely seen away from its namesake trees, where it gleans rather sluggishly among the foliage and sings its dreamy-sounding song from the canopy.

The nominate race of this wood-warbler breeds and winters entirely within North America. (Two subspecies are resident in the Caribbean Islands.) Although other warbler species, including the Yellow-rumped Warbler and Common Yellowthroat, also winter in North America to some extent, none do so as completely as the Pine Warbler.

The Pine Warbler is able to remain in North America during

The Worm-Eating Warbler(Helmitheros vermivorum) haunts the forest interior, where its mechanical-sounding trills can be heard along steep, leaf-carpeted hillsides. A quick glimpse of the singer reveals a rather plain-looking olive, brown, and buff warbler with a boldly striped head. This head pattern distinguishes it from other brown forest warblers such as the Swainson’s Warbler(Limnothlypis swainsonii), which has a brown crown, occasionally tinged with rufous instead.

The Worm-Eating Warbler is the only member of its genus, Helmitheros, and is not closely related to any other warbler species. Both its genus and … Continue

The Western Kingbird(Tyrannus verticalis), as its name implies, can be found across a wide area of the western United States and southern Canada. This colorful counterpart of the Eastern Kingbird(Tyrannus tyrannus) is a member of the tyrant flycatcher family, a huge group of New World birds that includes species ranging from the fiery little Vermilion Flycatcher(Pyrocephalus rubinus) of the American southwest, and Central and South America to the Cock-Tailed Tyrant(Alectrurus tricolor), a resident of South American savannas.

Although many bird species were adversely impacted by the waves of European … Continue