Myrtle Warbler

by Donna Kennedy

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Myrtle Warbler

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Donna Kennedy

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Photograph - Photographs

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Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy…
Processed in Topaz Studio, photographed in Sun City Center, FL

The myrtle warbler (Setophaga coronata coronata) is a small new world warbler.
This passerine bird was long known to be closely related to its western counterpart, Audubon warbler, and at various times the two forms have been classed as separate species or grouped as yellow-rumped warblers. The two forms most likely diverged when the eastern and western populations were separated in the last ice age.
The myrtle can be distinguished from Audubon's warbler by its whitish eyestripe, white (not yellow) throat, and contrasting cheek patch. Its breeding habitat is a variety of coniferous and mixed woodland. Myrtle warblers nest in a tree, laying 4–5 eggs in a cup nest.
These birds are insectivorous, but will readily take wax-myrtle berries in winter, a habit which gives the species its name. Experienced birders recognize myrtle warblers with the naked eye by their flycatcher-like habit of making short flights from their perch in search of bugs. They form small flocks on migration or in winter.

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