Rondeau Ric

  This yellow warbler looks like it is having a bad feather day after bathing in the water feature in the yard. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, August 3, 2025. Setophaga petechia Yellow Warblers eat mostly insects, so they don’t come to backyard feeders. Larger yards that have small trees or are near streams may provide nesting habitat for these birds.

 Stuck in the middle with you. A mixed bag of birds in the water feature. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, July 27, 2925.

This yellow warbler was feeding a cowbird chick.  The yellow had been a victim of   “brood parasite” by a brown headed cowbird. The Brown-headed Cowbird is North America’s most common “brood parasite.” A female cowbird makes no nest of her own, but instead lays her eggs in the nests of other bird species, who then raise the young cowbirds. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, July 4, 2025.

 A regular visitor to the yard. Yellows and American redstart are the two warblers we see most often this time of year. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, June 17, 2025 Setophaga petechia The oldest-known Yellow Warbler was a female and was at least 11 years old when she was recaught and rereleased during banding operations in New York.

  A yellow warbler, juvenile, with its blotchy feathers. June 28, 2024, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Waiting its turn in our small water feature. Setophaga petechia The oldest-known Yellow Warbler was a female and was at least 11 years old when she was recaught and rereleased during banding operations in New York.

 In a few weeks it will be - just another yellow- but for now it is great story see. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, May 5. 2024. Setophaga petechia.  Yellow Warblers eat mostly insects, so they don’t come to backyard feeders. Larger yards that have small trees or are near streams may provide nesting habitat for these birds. source-allaboutbirds-org

So the Tennessee (and The Monkees) say. The yellow seemed to be very deliberate in landing on the Tennessee as if to say, get out of my pond. Rondeau Provincial Park, Aug 12, 2023. Leiothlypis peregrina- Tennessee warbler Setophaga petechia - Yellow warbler.

Yellow warbler eating a bee, Rondeau Provincial Park, July 22, 2023. Didn't now they were bee eaters. Setophaga petechia. Yellow Warblers forage along slender branches of shrubs and small trees, picking off insect prey as they go or briefly hovering to get at prey on leaves. source -Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Rondeau Provincial Park, July 2, 2023. Not in adult plumage yet. Setophaga petechia. The oldest-known Yellow Warbler was a female and was at least 11 years old when she was recaught and rereleased during banding operations in New York.

Rondeau Provincial Park, June 14, 2023. Oh, it's just another yellow warbler! How quickly we get jaded, first on of the year - OH!! Look a Yellow Warbler! Setophaga petechia. Life can be dangerous for a small bird. Yellow Warblers have occasionally been found caught in the strands of an orb weaver spider’s web. source -Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Wilson's warbler and a yellow warbler in the stream. Rondeau Provincial Park, June 2, 2023.

I t is "just" a yellow warbler but it is a start. Rondeau Provincial Park, May 8, 2023. Setophaga petechia In addition to the migratory form of the Yellow Warbler that breeds in North America, several other resident forms can be found in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Males in these populations can have chestnut caps or even chestnut covering the entire head. source - allaboutbirds-org

This yellow warbler jumped straight up from the water for no observable reason. Rondeau Provincial Park, July 5, 2022. Setophaga petechia In addition to the migratory form of the Yellow Warbler that breeds in North America, several other resident forms can be found in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Males in these populations can have chestnut caps or even chestnut covering the entire head. source-allaboutbirds-org

Somehow this bird managed to twist its head all the way around so it was looking over its back at its tail. Yellow warbler, Rondeau Provincial Park, Aug 2022. Setophaga petechia Yellow Warblers eat mostly insects, so they don’t come to backyard feeders. Larger yards that have small trees or are near streams may provide nesting habitat for these birds.

Rondeau Provincial Park, July 2022. Not a crisp looking bird, believed to be a juvenile, not into wearing adult clothes. We are getting a number of young birds in the yard, most still being feed by adults. Setophaga petechia Life can be dangerous for a small bird. Yellow Warblers have occasionally been found caught in the strands of an orb weaver spider’s web. source - Cornell Lab ot Ornithology.

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, July 14, 2021. We have a small flock of yellows coming into the pond every day. The work the hedge eating small caterpillars and then have a drink/bath. Setophaga petechia The oldest-known Yellow Warbler was a female, and was at least 11 years old when she was recaught and rereleased during banding operations in New York. Source -Cornell Lab of Ornithology- All About Birds

Yellow warbler, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, June 7, 2021. Failure to launch, just flapped his wings and continued eating midges. Setophaga petechia In addition to the migratory form of the Yellow Warbler that breeds in North America, several other resident forms can be found in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Males in these populations can have chestnut caps or even chestnut covering the entire head. Source -Cornell Lab of Ornithology- All About Birds

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Sept 23, 2020. At our small water feature just prior to having a bath. Setophaga petechia In addition to the migratory form of the Yellow Warbler that breeds in North America, several other resident forms can be found in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Males in these populations can have chestnut caps or even chestnut covering the entire head. The oldest-known Yellow Warbler was a female, and was at least 11 years old. source - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow_Warbler

July 23, 2020, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. About to enjoy its bath. Setophaga petechia Life can be dangerous for a small bird. Yellow Warblers have occasionally been found caught in the strands of an orb weaver spider’s web.

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, July 23, 2020. Yellow warblers are becoming common in the yard near the pond and hedge. IT's the only warbler we are getting right now. Setophaga petechia In addition to the migratory form of the Yellow Warbler that breeds in North America, several other resident forms can be found in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Males in these populations can have chestnut caps or even chestnut covering the entire head. source - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow_Warbler