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Black-throated Blue Warbler (female)

Setophaga caerulescens

Description:

Female Black-throated Blue Warblers are a plain bird with a white line over the eye and mature females have a white spot on the edge of the wing like the one in the second picture. The first picture is a first year female, lacking the white spot.

Habitat:

Heald Orchard conservation area continues to produce lots of warblers migrating north, feeding on the many caterpillars on the apple trees.

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3 Comments

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 9 years ago

Sheesh! ;-)

Tom15
Tom15 9 years ago

No caterpillar photos. I saw a few up close and they were just little nondescript light green cats that were probable very early instars.

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 9 years ago

Did you photograph any of the caterpillars? I know you like'em ;-)

Tom15
Spotted by
Tom15

Pepperell, Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on May 14, 2014
Submitted on May 15, 2014

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