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Golden-winged Warbler: Early Successional Specialist

This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

Tiny, nimble, and sporting a bold black mask and “bib” under its bill, the Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) might be mistaken for a Black-capped Chickadee at first glance. But it’s the long, thin bill and the splashes of vivid golden-yellow on its crown and wings that distinguish this long-distance migratory warbler.

Though they are denizens of shrubby, early successional habitats (areas that are in the early stages of regenerating following a disturbance, such as a fire or a clearcut) in the nesting season, Golden-winged Warblers and their recently fledged young

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White-throated Sparrow: Oh Sweet Canada!

This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

The large, stocky White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) is a familiar sight in backyards and around bird feeders across the eastern United States from late fall to mid-spring, and its trilling “Oh Sweet Canada” song rings out all through winter. Adults have bright yellow lores (the space between the eye and the bill), which add a touch of color to the winter landscape during its nonbreeding season. Striped crowns and whitish or white throats are other important identification features.

Also known as: Peabody Bird, Loneliness Bird, White-throat

Learn more at https://abcbirds.org/birds/white-throated-sparrow/

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Introduction to the Installation of ARU’s in the Field

This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

This video is a tool to introduce our partners, field practitioners, and the general public to the step-by-step process of preparing, deploying, and retrieving Autonomous Recording Units (ARUs) for bird and biodiversity monitoring. ARUs are an emerging technology that allows conservation teams to collect continuous, high-quality acoustic data across large landscapes while reducing costs. By walking viewers through practical field techniques, key equipment considerations, and best practices for data collection, this video aims to serve as an accessible starting point for anyone interested in using ARUs to advance biodiversity research,

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