Connecticut Warbler

Oporornis agilisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)

Breeding Location:

Bushes, shrubs, and thickets, Marshes, freshwater, Swamps

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester

Breeding Population:

Yes but uncommon

Egg Color:

White with lavender, brown and black marks

Number of Eggs:

3 - 5

Incubation Days:

11 - 12

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Bark pieces and grass with lining of fine plant materials and mammal hair.

Migration:

Migratory

Overview

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.

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.

Breeding and 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.

Foraging and Feeding

Connecticut Warbler: Feeds on insects, spiders, snails, berries, and seeds.

Readily Eats

Sugar Water, Fruit, Nut Pieces

Vocalization

Connecticut Warbler: Song is a loud, ringing "beecher-beecher-beecher-beecher" or "chippy-chipper-chippy-chipper."

Similar Species

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

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Connecticut 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