Blackpoll Warbler Traditional Cache
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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.
Blackpoll Warblers are birds of the far north. Elevation mimics the
effect of high latitudes, though, so these birds nest near the tops
of the tallest of the Green Mountains. They are especially well
documented on Mount Mansfield and Camels Hump, perhaps because that
is where the hikers are most plentiful. They are simply black and
white, but easily distinguished from the Black-and-white Warbler
because the cap is solid black, not streaked as in the latter
species. Except in migration, you would not find them at the lower
elevations that Black-and-white Warblers favor and even then, not
often.
Abundance and habitat data are from Birdwatching in Vermont
by Ted Murin and Bryan Pfeiffer.
FTF honors to Graffixx and Luna1975 (an FTF for her 1000th find).
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