Wood-Warblers

Families: Parulidae, Peucedramidae

New World Wood-warblers are small, active perching birds that are usually colorful. Most wood-warblers in the Americas are insectivores but some species feed on seeds, fruits, sap, and nectar. Many of these warblers are long distance migrators although there are some tropical species that stay in their ranges year round.

Yellow Warbler And Golden Quaking Aspen Leaves

By |2023-09-17T05:10:35-06:00September 17th, 2023|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Quaking Aspens, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three years ago today, I was up in the Wasatch Mountains, focused on a bright Yellow Warbler snugly nestled in a hawthorn tree on a hillside.

Scruffy And Tailless Male Yellow Warbler

By |2023-03-26T03:42:09-06:00March 26th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I was searching for other photos of a mammal I had taken, I came across this picture I had taken of a scruffy male Yellow Warbler without a tail to share.

My 2022 Year In Review

By |2023-11-10T04:24:07-07:00December 31st, 2022|Categories: American Kestrels, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Box Elder County, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, Golden Eagles, Great Horned Owls, Horned Grebes, Morgan County, Ring-billed Gulls, Rock Wrens, Ruffed Grouse, Tundra Swans, Utah, Warbling Vireos, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On this last day of the year it is time for my annual 2022 Year in Review post. In some ways 2022 has been great for me and in others not so good.

Orange-crowned Warbler In Fall Migration

By |2022-11-27T05:15:10-07:00November 27th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Orange-crowned Warblers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The last time I wrote about this species I said that I was feeling Orange-crowned Warbler deprived. Just a few days later I had this beauty in my viewfinder.

Fall Orange-crowned Warbler In A Greasewood

By |2022-09-27T04:19:43-06:00September 27th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Orange-crowned Warblers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

At Farmington Bay WMA last week I found an Orange-crowned Warbler that played hide-and-seek with me for a while before popping out into the open.

Late Summer Yellow-rumped Warbler

By |2022-09-19T04:28:02-06:00September 19th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I enjoyed having this Yellow-rumped Warbler pop into an open area of a leafy tree at Farmington Bay WMA for a few seconds.

Male Yellow Warbler In A Serviceberry

By |2022-08-26T04:12:11-06:00August 26th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As I took these Yellow Warbler photos earlier this week in the mountains I realized that my time with these bright birds is coming to an end for the season.

Young And Scruffy Yellow-rumped Warbler

By |2022-08-13T03:13:08-06:00August 13th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week I spent a few moments focused on a scruffy young Yellow-rumped Warbler perched above a creek in the sky island mountains of the West Desert.

Black-throated Gray Warbler Images

By |2023-09-08T02:48:21-06:00August 9th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am sharing two Black-throated Gray Warbler images that I took yesterday while exploring the canyons of sky island mountains in the West Desert.

Male Yellow Warbler In August

By |2022-08-04T04:49:06-06:00August 4th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I wanted to share three male Yellow Warbler photos that I took yesterday morning in a Morgan County canyon.

Female And Male Yellow Warbler Images

By |2022-07-19T03:45:25-06:00July 19th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two mornings ago I spent a few moments taking female and male Yellow Warbler images that were in a willow thicket next to a creek high in the mountains.

Irresistible Young Yellow Warbler

By |2022-07-09T05:15:07-06:00July 9th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I photographed a juvenile Yellow Warbler in the patchy mix of yellow and gray feathers that they only sport for a short time after fledging.

Male Yellow Warbler Photos

By |2022-06-21T03:55:41-06:00June 21st, 2022|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week while up in the mountains on two separate mornings I was able to take some adult male Yellow Warbler photos at the same willow thicket.

Some Birds And Blooms From The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-08-17T03:23:39-06:00June 13th, 2022|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Black Twinberry Honeysuckle, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, Gray Catbirds, Mallards, Morgan County, Mountain Goldenbanner, Red-tailed Hawks, Song Sparrows, Summit County, Utah, Utah Serviceberry, Wasatch Mountains, Western Chokecherry, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I wanted to share some photos of the birds and blooms that I took images of one morning last week while I was high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Yellow And MacGillivray’s Warbler Photos

By |2022-06-05T05:19:28-06:00June 5th, 2022|Categories: Birds, MacGillivray's Warblers, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago when I wasn't photographing a Broad-tailed Hummingbird I took male Yellow and MacGillivray's Warbler photos as they chased each other around.

Female Yellow Warbler Working On Her Nest

By |2022-06-01T05:01:56-06:00June 1st, 2022|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I spent a few moments photographing a female Yellow Warbler working on building her nest high in the Wasatch Mountains. 

Photographing Two Yellow Warbler Nests

By |2023-09-17T04:00:46-06:00May 23rd, 2022|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I found not one but two Yellow Warbler nests high in the Wasatch Mountains because I paid attention to the movements of two female warblers.

Spring Yellow Warbler Photos

By |2022-05-09T05:19:17-06:00May 9th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had a bit of fun taking female and male Yellow Warbler photos yesterday in the high country of the Wasatch Mountain Range on a bright sunny morning. 

Fall Yellow-rumped Warbler – Urban Birds

By |2021-10-07T06:12:27-06:00October 7th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Jordan River Parkway Trail, Salt Lake County, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This has been a weird fall so far and because of that I haven't been out to look for urban birds like this Yellow-rumped Warbler I photographed last year close to home.

Immature Common Yellowthroat In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-04-26T09:23:39-06:00August 25th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Common Yellowthroats, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was thrilled to have an immature Common Yellowthroat out in the open and in my viewfinder two days ago high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Male Belted Kingfisher Plus A Rare Migrant Northern Waterthrush

By |2021-08-24T06:18:14-06:00August 24th, 2021|Categories: Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Northern Waterthrushes, Rarities, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If I hadn't been sitting exactly where I was at the time I was photographing the Belted Kingfisher I would have missed out on seeing this rare Northern Waterthrush.

Messy Orange-crowned Warbler Plus Canada Thistles

By |2021-08-07T07:30:26-06:00August 7th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Orange-crowned Warblers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My subject was actually a slightly messy Orange-crowned Warbler perched on a branch looking down at the ground.

Young MacGillivray’s Warbler Images

By |2022-06-05T06:36:54-06:00August 4th, 2021|Categories: Birds, MacGillivray's Warblers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I was delighted to take a nice series of young MacGillivray's Warbler images not long after the sun lit up the willow thicket it was foraging in.

Yellow Warbler Photographed In A Smoky Haze

By |2021-07-27T06:04:21-06:00July 27th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning the second bird I photographed was a Yellow Warbler on an old branch in a smoky haze high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Nashville And MacGillivray’s Warblers – A Visual Comparison

By |2021-07-24T16:21:01-06:00July 24th, 2021|Categories: Birds, MacGillivray's Warblers, Nashville Warblers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In late summer I see Nashville and MacGillivray’s Warblers in the same locations and habitats foraging for the same food, aphids.

Yellow Warbler Fledgling Plumage Changes

By |2021-07-18T05:56:31-06:00July 18th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The past few weeks I've been hearing and seeing Yellow Warbler fledglings while I have been photographing birds high in the Wasatch Mountains.

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