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Blackpoll Warbler

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Blackpoll warbler Dendroica striata
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Length: 4.5 inches
Small, active, insect-eating bird
White wing bars
Thin, pointed bill
White spots visible on underside of tail
Yellow legs ...

 


Song: Blackpoll Warbler Song
Migration: Summers in central to northern Canada, winters northern South America.
Similar Species: Black-and-White Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler ...

Blackpoll Warbler
Dendroica striata
The Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata) is a breeding resident across much of Alaska and northern Canada. The male shown in the top two shots here was a migrant on South Padre Island, Cameron Co.

Blackpoll Warbler Behaviour
No observations regarding Blackpoll Warbler behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Blackpoll Warblers ...

Blackpoll Warbler
(Dendroica striata)
Status: Migrant.
Last recorded on site in 2010
The Patuxent web-site provides more general information about this species.
Occurs as a migrant in wooded areas of the lab.

Blackpoll Warbler
Dendroica striata (Forster)
Status Common transient, uncommon in summer. Breeds. First spring arrivals generally occur in mid-May (average 13 May, earliest 1 May).

Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroicas straita)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens) ...

Blackpoll Warbler - Dendroica striata
The male Blackpoll Warbler in breeding plumage is pretty bird, with a complete dark cap that goes down to the eye, kind of like a Western Grebe (groan), and a clean white cheek.

Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata. Common in spring in all regions, and occasional in fall, mostly in Gulf Coast region. Found in woodlands.

Blackpoll Warbler
Spring Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Spring Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...

Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)
Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)
Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica) ...

THE BLACK-POLL WOOD-WARBLER.
[Blackpoll Warbler.]
SYLVICOLA STRIATA, Lath.
[Dendroica striata.] ...

In non-breeding plumage, the Bay-breasted Warbler can easily be confused with non-breeding plumaged Blackpoll Warbler. Bay-breasteds in fall usually have some trace of rufous on their sides and not as much streaking as in Blackpoll.

They also have unstreaked pale grey breasts. Their wing bars are always present in their plumages. Their lack of streaking helps to distinguish this species from the Blackpoll Warbler outside the breeding season.

White-breasted Nuthatch has a thicker shape, a shorter tail and longer beak, and a white throat. Spring male Blackpoll Warblers have the black cap and bib and white cheeks, ...

Gannet 2 Black Tern 1 Common Terns White-winged Scoters- small flocks BlackPoll Warbler 1 landed on the boat several times As we came back towards Provincetown, there were some remaining fog banks, ...

Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, 30 Apr
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea: Doodletown Road, Bear Mountain State Park, NY, 21 Jun ...

See also: Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Redstart, Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler