Blackburnian Warblers are migratory, wintering in southern Central America and in South America, and are very… Always a fan favorite; known for its flame-orange throat that seems to glow even through fog and rain. No birder can forget that first breeding male Blackburnian Warbler: the intricate black-and-white plumage set off by flame-orange face and throat, the impossibly high-pitched flourish at the end of the song, the cool of north-woods habitat in the morning. Sign in to see your badges. The tail is black with white on outer tail feathers. Blackburnian Warbler. They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina. The tail is black with white on outer tail feathers. Blackburnian warblers (Dendroica fusca) breed in eastern North America and winter in Central and South America. Fall and spring migration routes cover the eastern U.S., although spring migration seems to bypass the southeast coast. Conservation. No birder can forget that first breeding male Blackburnian Warbler: the intricate black-and-white plumage set off by flame-orange face and throat, the impossibly high-pitched flourish at the end of the song, the cool of north-woods habitat in the morning. The Blackburnian Warbler is primarily a nocturnal migrant. Males have a black crown, bright orange supercilium that curves down around the side of the neck, a bright orange throat, streaked flanks, and very wide wing bars that meet, forming a large white patch.
The Blackburnian Warbler, Dendroica fusca , is a small New World warbler. Partners in Flight estimates a 10% increase since 1970 and a global breeding population of 14 million birds. In fact, this little bird is such a loner that even though both parents feed and care for the chicks, the parents separate when the young are old enough to fledge and leave the nest, each taking part of the brood with them.
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Blackburnian Warbler: Medium warbler, yellow-orange head, black cap and cheek patch, and orange throat. The species rates a 9 out of 20 on the Continental Concern Score indicating it is a species of low conservation concern.
Upperparts are black with white stripes and underparts are white with black- streaked flanks.
They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina. Blackburnian Warbler populations appear to be stable, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey. A fiery gem of the treetops. Includes facts, pictures and articles. Photograph by Tom Clark. Migration appears to be fairly direct between the breeding grounds (described above) and the wintering grounds in the highlands of southern Central and northwestern South America, from Costa Rica to Venezuela and Peru. Blackburnian Warbler.