Description: A common warbler with a gray head and striking white
eye-ring. Upperparts greenish and underparts dirty yellow, with bright yellow
undertail coverts. |
Song: A series of “see-pit” notes followed by a
trill, like, “see-pit see-pit see-pit titititi.”
Recording
Produced by: Library of Natural
Sounds at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. |
Distribution: Breeds in a variety of habitats preferentially in boggy
or wet-wooded areas. Eastern race (ruficapilla) breeds from central
Saskatchewan through the Canadian Maritimes, south through the Great Lakes region into New
England. The western race (ridgwayii) breeds from southern British
Columbia south to central California.Winters in central Mexico south through Belize.
An early migrant that circumnavigates the Gulf of Mexico. Arrives in Texas typically in
late March. The bulk of the migration is north through the Ohio and Mississippi River
valleys. Nashville Warblers arrive at their breeding grounds mid-May.
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