Wilson's Warblers are insect-eaters and can be found traveling through the trees as they busily hunt for food.
This photo shows one searching a salt-cedar tree for bugs.
Look for a yellow body with a black cap.
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One of the many migrating winter warblers who
visit the Imperial Valley.
Wilson's Warblers are insect-eaters and can be found traveling through the trees as they busily hunt for food. This photo shows one searching a salt-cedar tree for bugs. Look for a yellow body with a black cap. |
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 Wilson's Warbler
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Songbird Coffee - Beautiful painting and field notes profile of Wilson's Warbler displayed by the Thanksgiving Coffee Company and the American Birding Association. Songbird Coffee is a shade-grown coffee that helps in preserving habitat for migratory songbirds like the Wilson's Warbler.
The following "WAV" format sound file is copyright protected by Doug Van Gausig of Sedona, Arizona, as part of the "Sounds of Nature" Web site:
- http://naturesongs.com/wiwa1.wav - Wilson's Warblers spring song
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us