The Blackburnian warbler is among two dozen species of warblers that occur in our area. The song of the Blackburnian Warbler is a high-pitched series of notes followed by a high trill. It may be extending its breeding range in western Canada. and the female tries to prevent others from seeing the nest. The Blackburnian Warbler is named after Anna Blackburne, an English naturalist (1726-1793). We looked down to see a small, fiery orange warbler sprawled out on the ground. Legend for Nesting Maps: Species has confirmed breeding in this county : Confirmed breeding has been reported in this county but the report has not been reviewed. Naturalist Edwin Teale described as rainbow birds, we captured those colors with the names we’ve given them: black-throated blue warbler, yellow-rumped warbler, ceruleyan warbler. Photo and videos by Gilles Carter. 662.0 RANGE: Breeding: Southern Canada to nw. To President MACCULLOCH of Dalhousie Cottage, Halifax, N. S., I am indebted for a nest and three eggs of this bird. Blackburnian Warbler: Four to five brown spotted and blotched, white or pale green eggs are laid in a twig nest lined with lichens, mosses, and hair, usually built high in a large conifer. Although the Blackburnian Warbler does not associate with other birds while it is nesting, it will join foraging flocks of chickadees, kinglets, and nuthatches after the young fledge. 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 species rates a 9 out of 20 on the Continental Concern Score indicating it is a species of low conservation concern. Blackburnian Warbler Habitat Model go to: USFWS Gulf of Maine Watershed Habitat Analysis go to: Species Table Feedback: We welcome your suggestions on improving this model!. The Tennessee Breeding Bird Atlas found the Blackburnian Warbler to be the rarest warbler regularly nesting in the state.
Edited from a version published in May 2016. by Andy Griswold. She namely will not enter the nest directly but goes up and down the trunk of the tree, entering from below.
While looking at his valuable collection of the Birds of Nova Scotia, my attention was attracted by a case containing nests with eggs, among which was that of the Blackburnian Warbler. The coloration quickly fades into the white lower breast. Draft Date: September, 2002 Species: Blackburnian warbler, Dendroica fusca. The Blackburnian Warbler was previously assigned to the Dendroica genus. The female also stays high in the conifers, and the nest is usually built far above the ground. In 2011, as part of a larger rearrangement of Wood Warbler taxonomy, based on DNA studies, the Dendroica genus was merged with the Setophaga genus, which now contains at least 33 species. In the northern forest in summer, the male Blackburnian Warbler may perch on the topmost twig of a spruce, showing off the flaming orange of his throat as he sings his thin, wiry song.
In springtime, rival male Blackburnian Warblers perform remarkable territorial conflicts that recall an aerial ballet. Blackburnian Warbler populations appear to be stable, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey. Hear the song of the Blackburnian Warbler. Incubation ranges from 11 to 12 days and is carried out by the female.