Copyright 2020 Kate St. John This subspecies has very little yellow on the breast but still has the bright yellow undertail coverts. [4] Every year since 1900 the Palm warbler has been observed during Christmas Bird Count activities in Massachusetts, and consistently since 1958 in Nova Scotia. Photographing the Magnolia Warbler Using Manual Focus, Photographing A Hooded Warbler and Tipping the Tripod, Red Headed Woodpeckers Enticed to Come Within Camera Range, Photographing an Evening Grosbeak – Rain Gear, Photographing a Kirtland’s Warbler-Hard Lesson Learned, Photographing a Leucistic Rose Breasted Grosbeak- Flash Conundrums, Fox Sparrows Passing Through- Spring Anticipation, Photographing Royal Terns and Thoughts About dSLR Sensor Quality. It’s a rare day when we find a yellow one. If you’re in the Florida Keys in February you’ll see both of them, as Chuck Tague did when he made this slide. And when you are outdoors enjoying the birds, think about how you would bring those memories back home with you. Birds of North America Online gives the details, paraphrased below: Two subspecies of the Palm Warbler exist, easily identified in the field. Palm warblers (Setophaga palmarum) come in two colors — yellow and brown — and both are seen in Pennsylvania during migration, but we rarely see them together. All Rights Reserved. They follow different paths and have different destinations. Palm warbler nests take the form of an open cup, usually situated on or near the ground in an open area. 25 April 2013. The lens had no problem locking down focus as they hopped and ran in the grass. Just enjoy the bird photos and the adventures that go along with capturing those photos. By the way, I have taken quite a few photos with my phone, but none of those photos will be displayed at this site. Last September, 2013, I photographed the eastern yellow subspecies palm warbler in the Allegan State Game Area. Bobby Greene photographed a brown one on migration in Ohio a few years ago, below. Required fields are marked *, “Outside My Window” Acknowledgements Thank you to Don Wigle for allowing me to showcase his beautiful photo of an Eastern Palm. A key field mark is the bright yellow undertail coverts which contrast with whiter underparts. (credits: Yellow palm warbler by Lauri Shaffer, BirdingPictures.com. Ours are the western palm warbler. The western palm warbler is browner and has more pronounced streaking on the breast. Their breeding grounds divide at the pink line. Palm warblers constantly pump their tails in a down-then-up motion, more so than any other warbler. Western Palm Warblers are somewhat drab birds with whitish bellies, a pale eyebrow, and yellow under-tails. Palm warbler, western subspecies, on migration in Ohio (photo by Bobby Greene) The colors indicate the two subspecies — yellow and western (brown) — that breed in different places, cross over on migration, and overlap their range in winter. Palm warblers forage on the ground much more than other warblers, sometimes flying to catch insects. The Yellow Palm Warbler (S. p. hypochrysea) nests east of Ottawa and winters primarily along the Gulf Coast. For the quickest way to their breeding grounds “yellow” crosses to the Atlantic Flyway in the spring (green arrow going east) while “western” crosses to the Mississippi-Ohio watershed (green arrow going northwest). The palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. A species of bird, like the palm warbler, can be divided into one or more subspecies if a group is distinct enough (to formally give them a name), but not so different as to be categorized as a different species of bird. Bird ID becomes even more complicated when you come across a bird you thought you could identify, but appears somehow different. Gray head with yellow throat and chest; Slim overall build; Usually found foraging in trees; Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) These warblers migrate through both sides of the county, converging in and around Mexico for the winter. The goal of this blog is to shed some light on what it takes to capture good photographs of wild life, and be fun and engaging along the way. Over time, a subspecies may evolve enough to be classified as a new, distinct and genetically recognizable species of bird. The colors indicate the two subspecies — yellow and western (brown) — that breed in different places, cross over on migration, and overlap their range in winter. These birds mainly eat insects and berries. Some may also winter on the West Coast. I came across these rusty capped, tail wagging song birds at a local park. It's about the adventure of getting outdoors to observe and learn about wild birds and then creating something of beauty to take home with you. They seemed unconcerned with the human activity around them as they bobbed their tail feathers (to show off their yellow feathers under tail) and foraged for food in a wide open, grassy picnic area. The Western Palm Warbler breeds from James Bay in Canada to the west and winters chiefly in the Caribbean Basin. The song of this bird is a monotonous buzzy trill. No branch clutter and hidden hidey-holes were around to spoil my fun. The sight line was free and clear in case the birds decided to fly off. Those readers who are not ready to think about or invest in camera equipment should not be discouraged. I was photographing the palm warblers from above, with the lens resting on the car door. Western palm warblers migrate from their wintering grounds in the Caribbean and Southern United States to their breeding grounds in Canada. Read more about palm warbler subspecies in Chuck Tague’s blog: Palm Tree Warblers. If you wish to use a photo please leave a comment with your request. Photographing birds takes time, serious study, planning, preparation and organization. And then we sit and wait (and hope) for the birds to come. Just when I thought that most birds were done traveling through Michigan to their northern or western nesting grounds, I found and photographed another spring traveler. The call is a sharp chek. Brown and yellow comparison by Chuck Tague), Your email address will not be published. In all kinds of weather, we keep going back, changing our locations, positions and angles, camera settings, lighting, and photography equipment. The species comprises two distinct subspecies that may merit specific status. One observation and one photograph simply will not do. Figure 2: A classic Yellow (hypochrysea) Palm Warbler. If you want to understand more about how subspecies develop, see this link. © Nancy McKown and NancyBirdPhotography, 2013-2020. E-Bird has tracked the fall and spring migration habits of both subspecies of the Palm Warbler, showing distinct timing and geographic movement patterns of the western palm warblers and the eastern yellow palm warblers. It has much less yellow below, with less colorful streaking, and cold grayish-brown upper parts. These birds migrate to the southeastern United States, the Yucatán Peninsula, islands of the Caribbean, and eastern Nicaragua south to Panama to winter. British Columbia and winters in the Southeast, down through south FL. "Brown palm warbler" or "western palm warbler" (S. p. palmarum) inhabits the remaining western two-thirds of the breeding range. Note here the greenish cast to the upperparts; and the thick, indistinct chestnut-toned streaks underlain by a deep-yellow underside. [5] For the interval 1966-2015 the Palm warbler population increased throughout much of its northernmost breeding range. Photos on this blog are used by permission and are copyrighted material. Those types of questions let me know that I need to take some time to explain the complexities, and fun, of good wildlife photography. Both the eastern and the western subspecies sport (and pump) their bright yellow under tail feathers. Compare this Western Palm Warbler Breast Feathers with the Eastern Yellow Subspecies. Palm warblers are members of Parulidae, the wood-warbler family. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Nancy McKown and www.NancyBirdPhotography.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. (See photo below.) On the map it would look like this. Palm Warblers are rare visitors in western Washington, mostly during the fall, where they are uncommon on the outer coast, especially near Ocean Shores (Grays Harbor County). Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.
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