Palm Warbler Photo Gallery
Breeding adult (Yellow)
On the larger side for a warbler with a round belly and a rusty cap. Warblers breeding east of Hudson Bay (“Yellow” Palm Warblers) have entirely yellow underparts with stronger rusty streaks on the breast and yellow eyebrows.
© Keenan Yakola / Macaulay LibraryMaine, May 03, 2015Breeding adult (Western)
Large, stocky warbler with a rusty cap. Individuals breeding west of Hudson Bay (“Western” Palm Warblers) have whitish bellies, yellow undertails, and pale eyebrows.
© Brendan Klick / Macaulay LibraryMichigan, May 18, 2019Breeding adult (Western)
Wags tail nearly constantly. Note yellow undertail coverts, which are distinctive in all plumages and populations.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 01, 2015Not all videos have soundNonbreeding adult/immature (Yellow)
Nonbreeding/immatures have paler yellow undertails, a dull brown crown, and faint streaking on the breast. Most individuals in eastern North America (Yellow) have yellower bellies and a yellow eyebrow.
© Fyn Kynd / Macaulay LibraryMaine, October 18, 2015Nonbreeding adult/immature (Western)
Nonbreeders and immatures have paler yellow undertails, a dull brown crown, and faint streaking on the breast. Individuals in western North America (Western) have whitish bellies and a pale eyebrow.
© Blair Dudeck / Macaulay LibraryOntario, September 09, 2020Nonbreeding adult/immature (Western)
Nonbreeders and immatures have paler yellow undertails, a dull brown crown, and faint streaking on the breast. Note yellow undertail coverts.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryMaine, September 25, 2020Nonbreeding adult/immature (Western)
Nonbreeders and immatures have paler yellow undertails, a dull brown crown, and faint streaking on the breast. Note yellow undertail coverts.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, October 13, 2016Breeding adult (Western)
Often forages on the ground and in open areas. Wags tail nearly constantly.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 06, 2015Not all videos have soundBreeding adult (Western)
Often found foraging on the ground. Wags its tail nearly constantly.
© Alex Lamoreaux / Macaulay LibraryFlorida, March 13, 2017Habitat
Breeds in the boreal forest in bogs with scattered evergreen trees and thick ground cover. Eastern birds have entirely yellow underparts.
© Daniel Jauvin / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, June 14, 2015Breeding adult (Western)
Eats insects in summer and seeds and berries in winter. Typically forages in open areas including bogs, weedy fields, and forest edges.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryMichigan, June 06, 2011Not all videos have sound
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