Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)

September 23, 2022

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Tinicum, Pennsylvania

Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)

© Tim Lenz

Bay-breasted Warbler

Bay-Breasted Warbler, Setophaga castanea, a Bird Genoscape Project study species.

Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea), High Island, Galveston County, Texas.

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Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Emberizoidea Family: Parulidae (new world warblers)

Photo credit: Andy Eckerson via Macaulay Library

Warbler Showdown; Bracket 1, Poll 5

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: breeds in the New England, Appalachia, and the Easter providences of Canada. Overwinters in the northern Andes, heavily concentrated in Peru, Ecuador and Columbia.

Habitat: coniferous or mixed forests, though during migration they can be found in any wooded area.

Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: typically breeds in Canada, especially the central and eastern providences. Winters in Central America and northwest South America, not really breaking past Columbia.

Habitat: prefers dense, boreal spruce-fir for breeding, especially mature stands. In the winter, they can be found in a variety of wooded habitats, preferring the lowland, second-growth forests.

Image Sources: Blackburnian (Kyle Tansley); Bay-breasted (Lorri Howski)

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i have a new favorite bird. it is the bay breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea). theyre so cute!! that is all.

August 6, 2019 - Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)

Breeding in central and eastern Canada, these warblers migrate through the eastern United States, eastern Mexico and Central America, and parts of the Caribbean, to winter in northwestern South America. They feed mostly on insects and spiders, especially the larvae and pupae of the Spruce Budworm, plucking prey from foliage while perched or hovering, or sometimes capturing it in short flights. During the fall and winter they also eat a variety of berries and other fruit, along with some nectar, often joining mixed-species flocks. Pairs build cup-shaped nests from bark, twigs, dry grass, lichen, rootlets, and other materials, though females do the majority of the construction. Both parents incubate the eggs and feed the chicks.

Bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea), at Fish Ladder Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Setophaga castanea

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Setophaga castanea

Bay-Breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea Source: Here

Setophaga castanea

Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) - photo by Paul B Jones