Connecticut Warbler

Oporornis agilisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)

General

Connecticut Warbler: Large ground-walking warbler with olive-gray upperparts and yellow underparts. Head has a slate-gray hood and bold white eye-ring. Legs are bright pink-red. Female and juvenile have olive-brown hood that blends with back.

Range and Habitat

Connecticut Warbler: Breeds from eastern British Columbia east through central Canada to western Quebec, and south to northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Spends winters in the tropics. Preferred habitats include open larch-spruce bogs. Found in low wet woods and damp thickets during migration.

Listen to Call

Voice Text

" whipity-whipity-whipity", "beecher, beecher, beecher", "chippy-chipper-chippy-chipper"

Interesting Facts

The nineteenth century ornithologist, Alexander Wilson, named the bird for Connecticut because that's where he first saw the bird, probably during migration.

Little information is known, as this is a rarely-seen bird, and has not been subjected to many observational studies.

A group of Connecticut Warblers are collectively known as a "skulk" and a "yankee" of warblers.

Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Connecticut Warbler

Connecticut Warbler: Large ground-walking warbler, olive-gray upperparts, dull yellow underparts. Head has a slate-gray hood and bold white eye-ring. Legs are bright pink-red. It was named for the state where it was first discovered, where it is an uncommon migrant. Sometimes called Swamp Warbler.

● Song: " whipity-whipity-whipity", "beecher, beecher, beecher", "chippy-chipper-chippy-chipper"

● Foraging & Feeding: Connecticut Warbler: Feeds on insects, spiders, snails, berries, and seeds.

● Breeding & nesting: Connecticut Warbler: Three to five white eggs, marked with brown, lavender, and black, are laid in a nest made of grass and concealed in a clump of moss. Incubation ranges from 11 to 12 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Connecticut Warbler: Female Mourning, MacGillivray's, and Nashville warblers are not as brown. Female Common Yellowthroat has pale gray belly.

Flight Pattern

Swift darting direct flight.

● Range & Habitat: Connecticut Warbler: Breeds from eastern British Columbia east through central Canada to western Quebec, and south to northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Spends winters in the tropics. Preferred habitats include open larch-spruce bogs. Found in low wet woods and damp thickets during migration.

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester

^PopulationYes but uncommon

^MigrationMigratory

^Weight0.5 Ounces

Field Guide to Birds of North America