| [NO LOCAL IMAGE YET] | Another of the many winter warblers migrating
through the Imperial Valley on the way to Mexico.
In their normal habitat they may be harder to see, since they prefer the tops of high redwoods and pine trees. Here in the desert, they have to find food on the much smaller "salt cedar" trees found locally along our rivers. This makes it easier for us to see them in the Imperial Valley. Males have a black throat, gray body, and a yellow face. Compare it with the closely related Townsend's Warbler which it commonly associates with. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Hermit Warbler
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Adult Songbird Diets - Kelly Jensen provides a good resource for wild bird care with this list of food items for many native and captive songbirds, like the Hermit Warbler.
Hermit Hybrids? - Greg Lasley displays some nice close-up photos of possible Hermit-x-Townsend hybrids and asks for comments.
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us