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Difference between revisions of "Cape May Warbler" - BirdForum Opus

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;''[[:Category:Dendroica|Dendroica]] tigrina''
 
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[[Image:Cape_May_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Doug Greenberg<br/>Photographed at Ft. Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida.]]
 
[[Image:Cape_May_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Doug Greenberg<br/>Photographed at Ft. Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida.]]
==Description==
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==Identification==
A small New World warbler.
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====Breeding Male====
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'''Breeding Male''':
 
*Brown back
 
*Brown back
 
*Yellowish rump
 
*Yellowish rump
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*Narrow white wing bar
 
*Narrow white wing bar
 
*Sharply pointed bill
 
*Sharply pointed bill
====Female and Immature====
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'''Female and Immature'''
 
*Washed out versions of breeding male
 
*Washed out versions of breeding male
 
*Lack strong head pattern
 
*Lack strong head pattern
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
The breeding habitat is the edges of coniferous woodland, especially Black Spruce.
 
The breeding habitat is the edges of coniferous woodland, especially Black Spruce.
==Behavior==
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==Behaviour==
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Nesting: Cape May Warblers nest in dense foliage near the trunk of a conifer, laying 4-9 eggs in a cup nest.
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Diet: Insectivorous, and lay larger clutches in years when Spruce Budworm is abundant. They pick insects from the tips of conifer branches or fly out to catch insects in flight. They also feed on berry juice and nectar in winter, and have, uniquely for a warbler, a tubular tongue to facilitate this.
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====Vocalisation====
 
Usually sings from high perches.
 
Usually sings from high perches.
====Nesting====
 
Cape May Warblers nest in dense foliage near the trunk of a conifer, laying 4-9 eggs in a cup nest.
 
====Diet====
 
Insectivorous, and lay larger clutches in years when Spruce Budworm is abundant. They pick insects from the tips of conifer branches or fly out to catch insects in flight. They also feed on berry juice and nectar in winter, and have, uniquely for a warbler, a tubular tongue to facilitate this.
 
  
==Voice==
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SongVery high and thin; may sound slightly buzzy; four to seven unslurred notes (5/second) <i>seet seet seet seet seet</i> or slightly lower-pitched, faster, more complex <I>seeo seeo seeo seeo seeo </i> or <I>witse witse witse wit</i>
===Song===
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Very high and thin; may sound slightly buzzy; four to seven unslurred notes (5/second) <i>seet seet seet seet seet</i> or slightly lower-pitched, faster, more complex <I>seeo seeo seeo seeo seeo </i> or <I>witse witse witse wit</i>  
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CallA very high, hard, short <I>te</i>, or a thin ''sip''.<br/>
===Call===
 
A very high, hard, short <I>te</i>, or a thin ''sip''.<br/>
 
  
 
Flight call a very high, slightly buzzy <I>tzew</i> or <I> tzee</i> slightly descending.
 
Flight call a very high, slightly buzzy <I>tzew</i> or <I> tzee</i> slightly descending.

Revision as of 21:34, 15 January 2009

Dendroica tigrina
Photo by Doug Greenberg
Photographed at Ft. Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida.

Identification

Breeding Male:

  • Brown back
  • Yellowish rump
  • Dark brown crown
  • Yellow underparts
  • Heavily streaked black on lower throat, chest and flanks
  • Blackish wings and tail edged olive
  • White tail spots
  • White vent and undertail coverts
  • Bright yellow throat and nape
  • Chestnut auricular patch
  • Black eyestripe
  • Narrow white wing bar
  • Sharply pointed bill

Female and Immature

  • Washed out versions of breeding male
  • Lack strong head pattern
  • Yellowish rump
  • Weak white wing bars always present

Distribution

Breeds in Canada from northeastern British Columbia, southern Northwest Territories and northern and central Saskatchewan east to eastern Quebec, [[New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia; in the United States in northern Minnesota, northern Michigan, northern Vermont, northern New Hampshire, most of Maine, and in a very small area in the Adirondacks of New York. It is migratory, wintering in the West Indies. Rare to casual vagrant to Alaska and the western United States. Accidental vagrant to Great Britain.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

Habitat

The breeding habitat is the edges of coniferous woodland, especially Black Spruce.

Behaviour

Nesting: Cape May Warblers nest in dense foliage near the trunk of a conifer, laying 4-9 eggs in a cup nest.

Diet: Insectivorous, and lay larger clutches in years when Spruce Budworm is abundant. They pick insects from the tips of conifer branches or fly out to catch insects in flight. They also feed on berry juice and nectar in winter, and have, uniquely for a warbler, a tubular tongue to facilitate this.

Vocalisation

Usually sings from high perches.

Song: Very high and thin; may sound slightly buzzy; four to seven unslurred notes (5/second) seet seet seet seet seet or slightly lower-pitched, faster, more complex seeo seeo seeo seeo seeo or witse witse witse wit

Call: A very high, hard, short te, or a thin sip.

Flight call a very high, slightly buzzy tzew or tzee slightly descending.

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