Yellow-rumped Warbler

Description:

Medium warbler, dark-streaked, blue-gray upperparts, yellow rump. White throat and belly, black breast. The head is black with yellow crown, white eye-rings, and faint eyestripes. Wings are dark with yellow shoulder patches and two white bars. Tail is dark with white corners.

Habitat:

Eastern Juniper growing on greenbelt behind my house.

Notes:

The Yellow-rumped Warbler is one of the most common warblers in North America. Able to digest 80% of wax-coated berries such as bayberries, the Yellow-rumped Warbler is capable of wintering farther north than any other warbler.