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The Nashville Warbler is olive green above, and bright yellow below, with a gray head and yellow throat. They have a narrow, white eye ring, and a small rust coloured patch on the crown. They produce a loud and ringing “chipper-chipper-chipper” as well as a “teebit-teebit-teebit-teebit”.
Since there are 20 species of warblers in the Algonquin Highlands area, each one similar in size, colour, and feeding habits, each species must be very distinct in its habitat. Subtle differences in birds allow them to flourish in different areas of the forests, coexisting with one another without competition. The Nashville Warbler habits the deep areas of spruce bogs, where small trees begin to take over the bog. Here they remain picking insects from the foliage, their main source of food.
The Nashville Warbler builds a nest of grasses, leaves and rootlets, lined with pine needles and fine grass. Nests are located on the ground in the base of a bush or patch of grass for camouflage. Females lay 4 or 5 white eggs, speckled with brown. They migrate south of the United States for the winter.
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NASHVILLE WARBLER
Vermivora ruficapilla
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