Palm Warbler

Palm Warbler ( Dendroica palmarum )

The Palm Warbler ( Dendroica palmarum ) is a small bird in the family of warblers ( Parulidae ).

These birds have dark legs and narrow pointed beaks and adult birds often have a rust-colored skull. The Palm Warbler in the eastern U.S. are characterized by brown - olive back, yellow belly and rust-brown streaks on the breast and flanks. Birds in western North America have a white belly, dark stripes on the chest and a brown - gray back.

The breeding areas of the palm warbler are rain Moore in Canada and the northeastern United States. Their cup-shaped nests the birds on or in the vicinity of the bottom.

These migratory birds wintering in the southeastern U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean Islands.

Palm Warbler seek their food on coniferous trees and the ground, and occasionally catch insects in flight. They feed mainly on insects and berries.

The song is like a monotonous trill. The call is a sharp Tscheck.

You can identify these birds at their often bobbing tail.