Palm Warbler
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| Dendroica palmarum (Gmelin,, 1789) |
The Palm Warbler, Dendroica palmarum, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.
These birds have dark legs and a thin pointed bill. Adult birds have a rusty cap. Eastern birds have brownish olive upperparts and yellow underparts with rusty streaks on the breast and flanks. Western birds have light underparts with darker streaks on the breast and grey-brown upper parts.
Their breeding habitat is bog edges across Canada and the northeastern United States. The nest is an open cup usually on or near the ground.
These birds migrate to the southeastern United States, Mexico and islands in the Caribbean.
They forage actively in conifers and on the ground, sometimes flying to catch insects. These birds mainly eat insects and berries.
The song of this bird is a monotonous trill. The call is a sharp chek.
These birds wag their tail frequently.