Mike Danzenbaker's Bird Photography Photo of the Northern Parula : Identification tips for the Northern Parula : Song of the Northern Parula : Range Maps: (Click map to enlarge.) In early May, it would be migrating north from its winter home in the tropics to a summer home somewhere in the eastern U.S. In its winter range, this species may be. The Northern Parula was a common species during the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas (MNBBA). Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities. The northern parula is a common migrant statewide and a common summer resident in southern Illinois, with decreasing occurrence northward in the state. Hybridization between Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) and Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) has been suggested from field observations at several sites in eastern North America, but without quantitative data to confirm this pairing. Midges, such as what the Bay-breasted Warbler at the Fountain sewage plant must be getting, or aphids and scales (Tennessee, Black-throated Green, Pine, Northern Parula and Black-throated Blue lately along the middle Front Range) make up the bulk of what cold weather insectivores can still find and rely on. The Northern Parula is a warbler found in the forest and is among some of the most colourful birds in North America. The parula itself is recognizable by its yellow throat and bib, blue-grey head and back, and incomplete white eye-ring. They fly in a quick and erratic motion with rapid wing beats and are seen to be hopping on tree branches and fluttering around them. The northern parula (Setophaga americana) is a tiny warbler native to the New World. NUMBER OF PEOPLE AGE PEOPLE COMPOSITION ETHNICITY. Native to the United States and Mexico, this bird prefers subtropical or tropical shrubland, grassland, or forest ecosystems. The second fabulous warbler we saw was a female-type Northern Parula, which is. Useful resources for bird identification are Roger Lederer, The Birds of Bidwell Park, and David Allen Sibley, The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America. You can count on these two species of birds to provide you with hours of backyard entertainment in winter. This is helpful for identifying these birds in the field if they are too far away to see clearly, which can especially be the case when they are grouped with other ground feeders such as the White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows. She says that in flight their bright white outer tail feathers flash. The Dark-eyed Junco is one of Karen Smith's favorite backyard birds to watch while they scratch up seeds on the ground along with other sparrows. You can also let some vegetables and flowers in your garden go to seed and leave them standing to provide more winter food.
They will feed on millet, hulled sunflower seeds and cracked corn that falls from your bird feeder. In the summer they also eat insects and their larvae, spiders, and some berries. Original artwork by Carol Burr in The Birds of Bidwell ParkDark-eyed Juncos generally feed in flocks on seeds of weeds and grasses in the winter, often pecking and scratching the leaf litter to forage and flying into a nearby shrub when startled.
Their white outer tail feathers are visible in flight but hidden when stationary.ĭark-eyed Junco. Both male and female Dark-eyed Juncos have a reddish-brown back and sides, white belly, dark eyes, and a pinkish bill. There are many plumage variations, but in our area the most common Dark-eyed Junco has a dark, blackish hood if it is male and a gray hood if it is female. The Dark-eyed Junco is a species in the New World sparrow family. They are numerous along the Yahi Trail next to Big Chico Creek flying out from branches over the water to catch a meal.” I usually hear their ‘chip, chip' sound before I see them. This small warbler can be seen flitting from branch to branch in search of insects such as caterpillars and other larvae, ants and aphids, just to name a few.
Yellow-rumped Warbler on bird bath, Karen WhiteAccording to Karen Smith, an experienced birder who is field trip coordinator for Altacal Audubon Society, “The Yellow-rumped Warbler, fondly nicknamed “butter butt” because of the bright yellow patch just above the tail, can be found all around Chico and surrounding areas in the winter months.