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Common yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Description:

The Common Yellowthroat is far more frequently heard than seen. They are small songbirds that have olive backs, wings and tails, yellow throats and chests, and white bellies. Adult males have black face masks which stretch from the sides of the neck across the eyes and forehead, which are bordered above with white or gray. Females are similar in appearance, but have paler underparts and lack the black mask. Immature birds are similar in appearance to the adult female. First-year males have a faint black mask which darkens completely by spring. They nest in low areas of the vegetation, laying 3–5 eggs in a cup-shaped nest. Both parents feed the young.

Habitat:

Its "wich-i-ty, wich-i-ty, wich-i-ty" can be heard from the Yukon to Newfoundland, and from southern Florida to southern Mexico. Seen at Mason Farm Nature Preserve

Notes:

As far as I could see, this bird was all alone but he was singing his little heart out, flitting from tree to tree and bush to shrub.

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6 Comments

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

lovely series Nopayahnah!

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 12 years ago

cool...

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 12 years ago

Beautiful!

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

I changed it, Noe and Pili. The photos are not great but that one was best. Thanks also chebeague7!

chebeague7
chebeague7 12 years ago

Beautiful looks a bit like a gold finch!

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 12 years ago

I like very much the third one :)

Maria dB
Spotted by
Maria dB

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Apr 20, 2012
Submitted on Apr 24, 2012

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