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The Blackburnian Warbler breeding male is black and white, with bold striping, and a vivid orange throat, crown patch, and eyebrow, as well as a large white wing patch. Females and immature males are similar, but with a yellow throat.
Most commonly found in groves of Eastern Hemlock, the Blackburnian Warbler enjoys staying in high trees. They pick insects off of the leaves and twigs of these trees. Their high-pitched song is a thin and weak “sleet-sleet-sleet-sleetee-sleeeee”, which increases in speed and volume.
Nests are made of twigs and lined with lichens, moss, and hair, and are usually placed high in a large conifer. Females will lay between 4 and 5 brown-spotted white eggs. What is so amazing about this process is the fact that each clutch of eggs is over half the weight of the mother, who lays the eggs at a rate of one per day. This is made possible though all of the extra food fed to females by their mates during this period. The Blackburnian Warbler winters in the tropics.
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BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
Dendroica fusca
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