Black -throated green warbler

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, May 9, 2020.


Now you know why it is called a black-throated green.
Setophaga virens
A delicate, lemon-faced canopy dweller, Black-throated Green Warblers are standouts in a family that does not lack for spectacle. It’s a common breeder from northern boreal forests to hardwoods of the southeastern U.S., and even cypress swamps. Many bird watchers know its distinctive and persistent song, sometimes transcribed as trees trees I love trees, that’s easy to remember. Black-throated Green Warblers are the easternmost representative of a quartet of closely related warblers including Townsend’s, Hermit, and Golden-cheeked.
Source -Cornell Lab of Ornithology- All About Birds

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