Magnolia Warbler 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
leaves—and insects—begin to come out.
Magnolia Warblers are, like Tennessee and Nashville among others,
misleadingly named. They nest in coniferous and mixed woods, not in
magnolias. They are spritely black and white birds with bright
yellow throats and breasts that are decorated with black
streaks.
They have a rather weak song, but, as if in compensation, they
often “tee up,” or sing from the very top of the
tallest tree around, usually a conifer, while staking out and
defending their territories. This makes them rather easier to see
than they are later after all that is settled and there are
nestlings to see to.
The female is nearly as colorful as the male when she is in
breeding plumage.
Abundance and habitat data are from Birdwatching in
Vermont
by Ted Murin and Bryan Pfeiffer.
FTF honors go to RSAKVT.
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