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Kirtland's Warbler

Dendroica kirtlandiiOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)

Breeding Location:

Forests, coniferous



Breeding Type:

Monogamous



Breeding Population:

Declining



Egg Color:

White or pale pink with brown flecks and spots



Number of Eggs:

4



Incubation Days:

13 - 16



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Bark pieces, grass, leaves, and plant fibers.



Migration:

Migratory



Splitbar

Overview

Kirtland's Warbler: Rare, medium-sized warbler with black-streaked gray upperparts and yellow underparts with black streaks on sides. The face is black with a broken white eye-ring. Legs, feet, and bill are black. It is a ground nester, prefers Jack Pine stands over 80 acres in size.

Range and Habitat

Kirtland's Warbler: Breeds in upper and lower Michigan in 13 counties from Lake Huron west to Kalkaska County, and from Presque Isle County south to Ogemaw County. Winters throughout the Bahama Islands. Nests exclusively in young jack-pine forests 80 acres or larger with numerous small, grassy openings. Winters in the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos.

Breeding and Nesting

Kirtland's Warbler: Four to six white or pale pink eggs with brown flecks and spots are laid in a ground nest made of bark strips and vegetable fibers, and lined with grass and pine needles. Incubation ranges from 13 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Kirtland's Warbler: Diet consists of insects, including caterpillars, butterflies, moths, flies, and grasshoppers; also eats blueberries.

Readily Eats

Sugar Water, Fruit, Nut Pieces

Vocalization

Kirtland's Warbler: Song is a clear "chip-chip-che-way-o."

Similar Species

Kirtland's Warbler: Prairie and Palm warblers have yellow rumps and faces and lack the broken eye-ring.

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Family Wood Warbler (Parulidae)_blue
Species Dendroica kirtlandii
Length4.5 - 5 Inches
Wingspan7.5 Inches

Kirtland's Warbler

Kirtland's Warbler: Rare, medium-sized warbler with black-streaked gray upperparts and yellow underparts with black streaks on sides. The face is black with a broken white eye-ring. Legs, feet, and bill are black. It is a ground nester, prefers Jack Pine stands over 80 acres in size.

● Song: "chip-chip-che-way-o"

● Foraging & Feeding: Kirtland's Warbler: Diet consists of insects, including caterpillars, butterflies, moths, flies, and grasshoppers; also eats blueberries.

● Breeding & nesting: Kirtland's Warbler: Four to six white or pale pink eggs with brown flecks and spots are laid in a ground nest made of bark strips and vegetable fibers, and lined with grass and pine needles. Incubation ranges from 13 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Kirtland's Warbler: Prairie and Palm warblers have yellow rumps and faces and lack the broken eye-ring.

Flight Pattern

Weak fluttering flight with shallow wing beats.
Kirtland's Warbler Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Kirtland's Warbler: Breeds in upper and lower Michigan in 13 counties from Lake Huron west to Kalkaska County, and from Presque Isle County south to Ogemaw County. Winters throughout the Bahama Islands. Nests exclusively in young jack-pine forests 80 acres or larger with numerous small, grassy openings. Winters in the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationDeclining
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.5 Ounces