Yellow Warbler

The Yellow Warbler is one of 50 species of Warblers in the Americas
that are making their fall journey through Gulf Coast Texas back to Central and South America.

Brilliant yellow with some chestnut markings, these tiny 4.7 in 5” birds
are most likely to be seen along creeks and bogs.

Often they perch on top of shrubs and you may even see them briefly hover.

Insect gleaners, they don’t come to feeders, but eat caterpillars, wasps, beetles and other insects.

As with all warblers they move quickly so glimpse them while you can . . .
they are just passing through, but usually do so more leisurely in the fall.

Widely dispersed, the Yellow Warbler can be seen in 49 states and most of Canada.
Given the pinion tree, this Yellow Warbler was likely photographed near Margaret's Utah home.

Photos copyrighted by Quail Valley resident and international birder Margaret Sloan. View her international and national bird pictures by pressing this link.

See a bird you don't recognize in Fort Bend? Margaret has photographed 150+ bird species just in her suburban Fort Bend,Texas backyard alone. Narrow your initial search by viewing her full photo album of local birds, Birds of Quail Valley by pressing this link. They are organized by types of birds, so if it's a water bird for example, you may find one that helps you narrow your search. Then if you "google in" the name of the bird, you'll get info and all kinds of information and images. Sometimes if a species is remarkably different from adult you may find nothing, contact us and we'll do our best to help.

Researched and posted by Janice Scanlan. Click photos to enlarge them.