Northern Parula Traditional Geocache
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This series is dedicated to Vermont's nesting wood warblers,
a
family of small North American songbirds, many of whom sport
bright
colors and sing songs that can be learned with patience and
practice. They return from their wintering grounds just as
the
Northern Parulas are treetop warblers that would probably
escape
most birders' attention if they didn’t have a
distinctive
song that is quite easy to learn. Fortunately, these colorful
little fellows frequently and insistently announce their
presence
during breeding season with a trill that quickly rises in pitch
and
then “spills over the top.” Once heard, it is easy
to
recognize. The same goes for the male with his natty little
black
and rufous breastband over a white background, yellow throat
and
blue face. If you get a close look, you’ll see that his
white
eye rings are incomplete—more like parentheses above
and
below his jet black eyes.
Don't forget to have a look at or even a walk across the
covered
bridge parallel to the bridge on Cambridge Road.
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Abundance and habitat data are from Birdwatching in
Vermont
by Ted Murin and Bryan Pfeiffer.
Congratulations to RSAKVT for the FTF.
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