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Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Family: Parulidae (Warblers)  |
Description: Male has yellow underparts, brown back and jet black face mask. Females have a brown back, yellow underparts up to the bill. Nesting: Nest is a 2-day or more project built by the female on or close to the ground. Bulky (meaning oversized compared to the tiny eggs), she constructs the thick outside shell with coarse grasses and leaves and lines the nest with softer finer grasses, bark fibers and hair. Eggs take about 11-16 days to incubate. They usually lay two broods of 4 (plus or minus one) eggs each. There is a wide range of subtle color and size variation among these many wood-warbler subspecies. Most of them are, however, insectivores who prey on moth and butterfly larvae, spiders and bugs found on bark. The Yellowthroat's long beak enables it to reach deep into pinecones and bark to locate food. Some subspecies might also eat small berries to fatten up for migration. In cases when a Cowbird laid and then abandoned eggs in Yellowthroat Warbler nests, the Yellowthroat Warbler was found to build a new nest on top of the trespassing eggs. Range: (May - October) Breeds from Southern Alaska and Newfoundland to Mexico and Southern Florida. Winters from Northern California to Florida, Mexico, the West Indies and Northern Columbia.
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Size: 5 inches Diet: Insects Habitat: Wooded swamps and marshes with dense low cover such as weed stalks and low bushes Breeding Song: "wichity, wichity, wichity." Call: Harsh "check" |
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