{"id":14060,"date":"2020-05-18T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=14060"},"modified":"2020-05-13T14:34:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T18:34:41","slug":"take-5-yellow-rumped-warblers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-yellow-rumped-warblers\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Yellow-rumped Warblers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the earliest migrant warblers to arrive in Massachusetts<\/a> (beginning around mid-April), the Yellow-rumped Warbler is also typically the most abundant warbler species seen during migration. It will occasionally overwinter in Massachusetts, but primarily in Barnstable County and the Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two subspecies of the Yellow-rumped Warbler, which used to be considered two separate species. The one we see here in Massachusetts is the “Myrtle” warbler. The other subspecies, “Audubon’s” warbler is a western species, which has a yellow throat instead of white, among other subtle differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In summer, look for these handsome birds in open coniferous forests, darting about catching insects in midair. Their summer plumage is a striking mix of gray, black, and white, with bright yellow patches on the face, sides, and rump, although the females’ coloring will often appear more muted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are five gorgeous photos of Yellow-rumped Warblers from our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest for you to enjoy. Happy spring birding!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yellow-rumped Warbler \u00a9 Bernard Creswick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yellow-rumped Warbler \u00a9 Anne Greene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yellow-rumped Warbler \u00a9 A Grigorenko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yellow-rumped Warbler \u00a9 Patrick Randall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yellow-rumped Warbler \u00a9 Brian Lipson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the earliest migrant warblers to arrive in Massachusetts (beginning around mid-April), the Yellow-rumped Warbler is also typically the most abundant warbler species seen during migration. It will occasionally overwinter in Massachusetts, but primarily in Barnstable County and the Islands. There are two subspecies of the Yellow-rumped Warbler, which used to be considered two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":14063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[27,28,83,84,234],"class_list":["post-14060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-take-5","tag-birding","tag-birds","tag-photo-contest","tag-photography","tag-warblers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/05\/3361Patrick_Randall15885.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-3EM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16947,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/follow-that-yellow-bird\/","url_meta":{"origin":14060,"position":0},"title":"Follow That Yellow Bird","author":"Kaylin D.","date":"July 1, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"A flash of yellow flies by, and with only a quick glance, it\u2019s hard to tell what it is. 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