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Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Family: Parulidae (Warblers)  |
Description: Male have slate gray upper parts with basically yellow underparts. The characteristic coloration in males is the black necklace design across their chest, black on their forehead near their eye. Females have a gray necklace and forehead. Both have yellow circled eyes or orbital rings, a dark thin pointed bill and pink legs. Nesting: Their nest is bulky structure of grasses, lined with rootlets formed on or near the ground, sometimes in an earthen cavity in a steep bank, in a stump or a log. The female lays one brood of about 4 eggs (plus or minus one). The male is in charge of feeding the young. Range: (North American months are from May - September) Migrates from South America to breed as far north as Canada.
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