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| Warblers are tough! They come in all colors and different plumages. Females, and immatures, usually look quite different than males. Then, to complicate matters even more, breeding plumage is usuallly different from non-breeding plumage. The purpose of this page is to begin with the easiest to identify: mlaes in breeding plumage. (Perhaps, in the future, I will add females and immature.) I have only included warblers that either nest on LI or migrate through. Therefore, the photos on this page are the males of each species. These are the birds with the most distinguishing field marks. The females of most species are less colorful (for camoflauge reasons). You can click on any of the photos to view a larger image and identity hints. |
| WARBLERS |
| Thanks to the following photographers: (click for more of their photos) Cal Vornberger John Schenk Mike Farina Ron Austing Cindy Meade Pat Lynch |
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| Black & White Warbler |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
| Prairie Warbler |
| Palm Warbler |
| Pine Warbler |
| Blue-winged Warbler |
| Nashville Warbler |
| Prothonotary Warbler |
| Kentucky Warbler |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Hooded Warbler |
| Mourning Warbler |
| Canada Warbler |
| Magnolia Warbler |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Golden-winged Warbler |
| Blackburnian Warbler |
| Bay-breasted Warbler |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
| Yellow Warbler |
| Wilso's Warbler |
| Yellow-breasted Chat |
| Orange-crowned Warbler |
| Tennessee Warbler |
| Yellow-throated Warbler |
| American Redstart |
| Northern Parula |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Cerulean Warbler |
| Northern Waterthrush |
| Louisiana Waterthrush |
| Ovenbird |
| Worm-eating Warbler |
| Cape May Warbler |
| (Answer from ID Page: Yellow-rumped Warbler) |
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| IDENTIFICATION TIPS - Look for overall impression; color & pattern, size, behavior. - Wing-bars? - Streaking on sides, breast or back? If yellow on chest, does it extend all the way to tail, or only chest? - Tails - white spots? flash white on outer tail feathers? Yellow or white under tail? - Behavior - high or low in trees? on ground or low bushes? walking or hopping? tail pumping/bobbing? - Watch bird and gather all the information you can. Don't waste viewing time by looking through guide book....look later in the book, enjoy the bird while it is there! |
| For more information on Warblers, go to ENature.com |
| click on photos for more information on each bird |
| click on photos for more information on each bird |
| click on photos for more information on each bird |