Male and female plumage similar. A dull yellow color overall with olive-green streaking on the belly and flanks. A thin, broken eye-ring. The orange crown is rarely visible, so it is not a reliable field mark for identification.

Male and female plumage similar. A dull yellow color overall with olive-green streaking on the belly and flanks. A thin, broken eye-ring. The orange crown is rarely visible, so it is not a reliable field mark for identification.

Common during migration, rare in winter

An active foliage gleaner as it moves through trees and shrubs in search of insects. Behavior and bill structure are the clues that identify this bird as being a warbler.

Insects

Yellow Warbler, Wilson's Warbler

Watson Woods, Fain Lake Park