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Hooded Warbler

Wilsonia citrinaOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)

Breeding Location:

Forests, coniferous, Forest edge, Bushes, shrubs, and thickets, Marshes, freshwater, Swamps



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Fairly common



Egg Color:

Cream with brown spots and blotches



Number of Eggs:

3 - 5



Incubation Days:

12



Egg Incubator:

Both sexes



Nest Material:

Dried leaves, plant fibers, and down bound with spider's silk with lining of mammal hair and grasses.



Migration:

Migratory



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Overview

Hooded Warbler: Medium warbler, olive-green upperparts, bright yellow underparts. Head has black hood, and yellow face. The eyes are large and dark and the tail is often spread, displaying large white spots. Bill is black, legs and feet are pink. Makes short, direct flights on rapidly beating wings.

Range and Habitat

Hooded Warbler: Breeds from Iowa, Michigan, and southern New England south to the Gulf coast and northern Florida. Spends winters in the tropics. Preferred habitats include mature, moist forests with luxuriant undergrowth and wooded swamps.

Breeding and Nesting

Hooded Warbler: Three to five cream eggs with brown spots and blotches, are laid in a grass-lined nest made of dead leaves and plant fibers, and built low in a small tree or shrub. Eggs are incubated for 12 days by both parents.

Foraging and Feeding

Hooded Warbler: Diet consists of insects and other small arthropods.

Readily Eats

Sugar Water, Fruit, Nut Pieces

Vocalization

Hooded Warbler: Song is a clear, ringing "tawee-tawee-tawee-tee-o."

Similar Species

Hooded Warbler: None in range. Female Wilson's Warbler is smaller and lacks white in tail.

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Family Wood Warbler (Parulidae)_blue
Species Wilsonia citrina
Length5.25 Inches
Wingspan8 Inches

Hooded Warbler

Hooded Warbler: Medium warbler, olive-green upperparts, bright yellow underparts. Head has black hood, and yellow face. The eyes are large and dark and the tail is often spread, displaying large white spots. Bill is black, legs and feet are pink. Makes short, direct flights on rapidly beating wings.

● Song: "tawee-tawee-tawee-tee-o"

● Foraging & Feeding: Hooded Warbler: Diet consists of insects and other small arthropods.

● Breeding & nesting: Hooded Warbler: Three to five cream eggs with brown spots and blotches, are laid in a grass-lined nest made of dead leaves and plant fibers, and built low in a small tree or shrub. Eggs are incubated for 12 days by both parents.

● Similar species: Hooded Warbler: None in range. Female Wilson's Warbler is smaller and lacks white in tail.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight of short duration on rapidly beating wings.
Hooded Warbler Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Hooded Warbler: Breeds from Iowa, Michigan, and southern New England south to the Gulf coast and northern Florida. Spends winters in the tropics. Preferred habitats include mature, moist forests with luxuriant undergrowth and wooded swamps.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationFairly common
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.4 Ounces