Wilson's Warbler

 The Wilson's warbler is a small new world warbler. They breed across Canada and the western United States. The typical breeding habitat consists of open woodlands, with plenty of undergrowth, typically ponds, lakes or bogs. The nest is built primarily by the female. It is cup shaped, made of vegetation, and lined with grass or hair. It is usually placed on the ground in the grass or under a bush or sometimes low in a bush.  

 Like most warblers Wilson's warblers are primarily an insect eater, gleaning insects from trees and undergrowth or catching them in flight. Since their are no insects in Canada during the winter they migrate south to Mexico and Central America. Their wintering grounds consists of a variety of typically secondary growth habitats such as tropical forests, thorn-scrub, mangrove undergrowth, riparian forests, and coffee plantations.

Wilson's Warbler

The Wilson's warbler is a small North American warbler. They breed in wet shrubby forests in northern Canada, Alaska and along the Pacific coast. They feed primarily on insects which they glean from branches or catch in flight but they will also eat berries. They are primarily solitary birds outside of the breeding season but will join in mixed flocks while foraging. During the winter Wilson's warblers migrate to Mexico and Central America where they live in a variety of different habitats including tropical high plains, unlike any other species of migrant warbler.

Tuesday Tweets

2011 was a great year for photographing warblers. The winter lasted extra long so when the warblers came migrating through in May the trees had not leafed out yet. This made it easier to find and photograph small birds that normally hide in the foliage.
Two warblers made the 2012 calendar. The top photo was featured in August. It is a Wilson's warbler which I photographed at the Minnesota Valley NWR. The second bird was featured in May and it is a golden-winged warbler. It was also photographed at the Minnesota Valley NWR.

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