Here They Come! Warblers Are Arriving!

Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler

Golden-winged Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Northern Parula

Bay-breasted Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Warblers are the crown jewels of the avian world. They are some of the most exquisitely colored of all the birds, especially when they are in their spring breeding plumages. There are many places to go see warblers, check with your local nature center for spots near you. One place to see lots of warblers is during The Biggest Week in American Birding at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area/Crane Creek State Park and Ottawa NWR, where I took these photos. Since it was cold, rainy and windy, many of the warblers were down low in the trees which made for great photo ops. Not so good for the warblers, who were searching for insects, made inactive by the weather.


What I like is the intimate quality of images, showing real birds as they went about their serious business of foraging for food, the fuel to take them to their breeding grounds. Other good places to see warblers are Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA and Central Park, NY.
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All warbler photos © Lillian Stokes, 2006