And finally the last of the Arizona Warbler photos along with information, from my latest book: "Warblers of Arizona, A Guide to Finding and Photographing Warblers in Southern Arizona."
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Yellow Throated Warbler
Common Name: Yellow Throated Warbler
Scientific Name: Setophaga dominica
Conservation Status: Least Concern, stable population with estimates of 1.8 million
Size: 5.5 inches
Description: gray head and back; strong white supercilium; white undereye arc; black cheek and lores; long black bill; bright yellow chin, throat, and breast; white belly; white neck stripe; two white wing bars; black stripes on flanks; long black tail with white underparts
Male/Female: basically identical
Range: Missouri to Pennsylvania south to the Gulf Coast of Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean Islands
Migration: summers in the United States and winters along the Gulf Coasts (including Florida); migrates mostly at night; though, more resident than most other warblers
Season for Arizona: accidental any time of the year with a total of 15 records
Habitat: pine forests, sycamore, swamp, riparian woodland; during migration adjusts to scrub brush and thickets if pine woodland not available
Community Behavior: not well documented
Feeding Behavior: forages by creeping along tree branches probing into cracks, crevices, pine needles, and moss with its long bill; occasionally sallies out to catch flying insects; in winter often forages in palm groves
Diet: insects and spiders, including beetles, moths, caterpillars, grasshoppers, crickets, and ants
Nesting Behavior: often nests in Spanish moss, lined with grasses, weeds, feathers, and moss; if Spanish moss is not available nest is placed on high branch of pine, sycamore or cypress usually 30-60 feet off the ground; 3-5 pale greenish eggs with dark spots; incubation period is 12/13 days; both parents feed nestlings; nestling period unknown
Where to Find in Southern Arizona: check ABA Birding News and Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert; last seen in Patagonia in 2014, 2015
Comments: first described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1766
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