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In the hedge above the pond. It was a 10 second bird. If you blinked, you missed it. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, August 9, 2025. Setophaga virens One male Black-throated Green Warbler was observed singing 466 songs in one hour.

Surrounded by 5 yellow-rumped warblers, one is out of the frame. The pond continues to be busy with multiple species of birds bathing at the same time. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, October 1, 2024. Setophaga virens Black-throated Green Warblers are not typically a backyard bird and don’t come to feeders, but yards with large mature trees may host them in migration.

Black-throated green warbler, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, October 1, 2023. Fall plumage the black bib is much later than in the spring migration. Setophaga virens In areas where multiple species of warblers breed close together, Black-throated Green Warblers are generally dominant to Blackburnian Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Northern Parulas, but subordinate to Magnolia Warblers.

Black-throated green warbler, Rondeau Provincial Park, May 14, 2019. Still a lack of birds around the yard so, another from the archives. Setophaga virens Searches for insects among branches, twigs, and bases of leaves, moving rapidly between foraging sites. Frequently hovers to take insects from underside of leaves. Occasionally catches insects in mid-air. Males tend to forage higher than females while breeding. In late summer, often forages in mixed flocks with chickadees. source - Audubon-org

Two black-throated green warblers were in the pond at the same time doing synchronized looking/bathing. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Sept 21, 2021. Setophaga virens One male Black-throated Green Warbler was observed singing 466 songs in one hour. source- Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Aug 26, 2021. Not as impressive as the spring plumage, but still recognizable. Setophaga virens Black-throated Green Warblers are often thought of as birds of mountain forests, but a disjunct population nests in cypress swamps along the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. Called “Wayne’s” Black-throated Green Warbler, this subspecies averages smaller than other populations. source- Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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

at the pond, Sept 10, 2020, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Another fall warbler visiting the pond. Setophaga virens One male Black-throated Green Warbler was observed singing 466 songs in one hour.

May 9, 2020, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Still just a few species of warblers and low numbers, snowed this morning, freezing temperatures overnight. Setophaga virens One male Black-throated Green Warbler was observed singing 466 songs in one hour. source - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-throated_Green_Warbler

Black throated. green warbler, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Sept 11, 2019. Another of the fall warblers stopping for a break in the yard. Setophaga virens In areas where multiple species of warblers breed close together, Black-throated Green Warblers are generally dominant to Blackburnian Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Northern Parulas, but subordinate to Magnolia Warblers.

Black throated green warbler in the hedge above the water. Rondeau Provincial Park,Ontario, Canada. Sept 19, 2018. Setophaga virens In areas where multiple species of warblers breed close together, Black-throated Green Warblers are generally dominant to Blackburnian Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Northern Parulas, but subordinate to Magnolia Warblers. source - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/…/Black-throated_Green_Warbler

Black throated green warbler at the pond Sept 2, 2017. I will have to close the pond soon due to freezing temperatures. Setophaga virens   The male Black-throated Green Warbler sings persistently during the breeding season. One individual was observed singing 466 songs in one hour. source -   https://www.allaboutbirds.org/…/Black-throated_…/lifehistory

The fall migration continued today with a number of warblers including this male Black-throated green. A Cooper's swooped through and the yard was quiet for a long time. Setophaga virens The male Black-throated Green Warbler sings persistently during the breeding season. One individual was observed singing 466 songs in one hour.

Lots of activity at the pond today. Black throated green, Nashville, Blackpoll,Cape May, Redstart, Red breasted nuthatch plus others. Up to 20 hummers in the yard, none of the photos begin to show the activity, so you get the black-throated green. Setophaga virens The male Black-throated Green Warbler sings persistently during the breeding season. One individual was observed singing 466 songs in one hour. source - Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Some bird names don't make a lot of sense, however, the black-throated green warbler is well named. Taken at Rondeau May 2010. With it's green head and black throat it is one of the easier warblers to identify. Setophaga virens The male Black-throated Green Warbler sings persistently during the breeding season. One individual was observed singing 466 songs in one hour.