Please subscribe to keep reading. Magnolia, however, has wing bars and white undertail coverts. House Finch--3, American Goldfinch (2) . Habitat: The Magnolia Warbler breeds in small conifers, especially young spruces, in purely coniferous stands or in mixed forest. Deborah E Bifulco. Oddly, on 28 Sep we netted an adult male AMGO (below) that already had lost its breeding plumage--including the distinctive black forehead--and was in heavy tail and body molt. Magnolia Warbler : late April to mid May: Blackburnian Warbler: late April to mid May : Bay-breasted Warbler: late April to mid May: Contact Information: For more information, please contact: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Wildlife Diversity 4200 Smith School Road Austin, Texas 78744 Email Updates It’s important to note that warblers are divided into two basic categories – those with wing bars, and those without wing bars. There's nothing confusing about the male Black-throated Blue Warbler (spring bird below), nor is there any question about how he got his name. By the way, if you add the iGive Toolbar to your browser and register Operation RubyThroat as your preferred charity, it'll be even easier to help Hilton Pond when you shop. STATUS: Common in fall, uncommon to fairly common in spring, and occasional in summer in all regions. 440 Black-throated Blue Warbler. Poor picture, but this Blackburnian Warbler is a species not seen much in fall on the Texas Coast. 05/30/08--after 2nd year female, This Week at Hilton Pond From what I can find, there is only one winter record in the state of this species, from January 2019. That combination of keys is unique to that species; there is no other bird that could fit that description. You just need to be there. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Lowell Washburn, Special to the Globe Gazette, NFL live: Follow the latest scores and update, Congress seals deal on COVID-19 relief package, As seen on Instagram: Stories from the Globe Gazette. In summer it eats insects, but during migration and winter it varies its diet with nectar from flowers and with juice that it obtains by piercing fruit. The Brown Creeper, usually creeping up tree trunks, is a cool bird to discover at But be prepared to catch a few stragglers in early- … A casual vagrant in late spring and fall in California. It's not technically winter yet, so I suppose this is a new late Fall date. In the fall, the male looses this face pattern and both sexes acquire more drab plumage. This puzzle sized 11.75in by 19.25in and has 449 pieces, by John James Audubon. Graham Gerdeman Nashville 442 Gray-cheeked Thrush. This easy-to-spot warbler spends time in low shrubs and trees. It is not as shy a warbler as most other warbler species. Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History. (Since 1982, we've banded 76 Chestnut-sided Warblers at Hilton Pond Center. Length: 5" Wingspan: 7.5" Weight: 0.3 oz. A yellow throat and black mask--salt and pepper in winter--allows confusion only with the Yellow-breasted Chat, which is twice its size. For every new member who signs up and makes an on-line purchase iGive will donate an ADDITIONAL $5 to the Center. . Membership is free for this great new opportunity to help increase scientific understanding of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. 436 Scarlet Tanager. Look for a yellow throat, lack of wing bars and tail spots, and broken white eye ring. There are no tail spots. Magnolia Warbler. Immatures lack the dark mask and bib of the adult, but the bird in the photo has enough of the former to make us think it's a young male. The yellow underneath and blue-gray on top makes them an easy ID, once you eliminate the Canada Warbler that migrates the first half of the migration. You have permission to edit this article. The spring:fall ratio for Magnolias is 56:350.) It is an attractive bird to see in its blue, yellow and black plumage. This Magnolia Warbler was found by Tommy DeBardeleben on October 16th, at the Goldfield Recreation Site along the Lower Salt River. (We've banded 49 Worm-eating Warblers at Hilton Pond Center since 1982. The bird is a ruby-crowned kinglet. Once you determine if the bird you’re trying to identify does or does not have wing bars, you’ve immediately eliminated about half of the incorrect choices. Costa Rica, Guatemala, or Belize Good birding, and I’ll see you in the woods. Comments or questions about this week's installment? ), Our "bird of the year" for 2009 very well may end up being the Golden-winged Warbler we netted on 4 September. Abbreviations. The picture of this Magnolia Warbler was photographed at Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn New York. The solid blue crown, back, and tail and the black face and throat are unmistakable. 12/28/07--after 3rd year female So, while identifying fall warblers is certainly difficult, it is also not impossible. Complete eye ring, yellow breast, faint gray breast band, thin white wing bars, and light streaking on flanks and back. The global population of this bird is estimated at 32,000,000 individuals and does not show signs of decline that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. It's one of the earliest warblers to migrate through in fall, and some start as soon as mid-July. 435 Cape May Warbler. Here are some photos to show their fall plumage. Many of the parulids are sexually dimorphic, with males looking very unlike females of their same species. Among locally banded parulids, this species is exceeded only by our 2,047 Yellow-rumped Warblers and 404 Magnolia Warblers.). 445 Tennessee Warbler. Magnolia Warbler fall. Golden-winged Warblers are a species of concern due to habitat loss and because more common Blue-winged Warblers are hybridizing extensively with them. . Color-marked click on the above arrow to hear the song of the Magnolia Warbler This entry was posted in Birds and tagged Greem-wood Cemetery , Laura Meyers Nature Photography , Magnolia Warbler Fall , … Most fly across Gulf of Mexico in spring and fall. Using Network for Good via Facebook's "Causes," the following person this week made a contribution to "Help the Hummingbirds" in honor of Bill Hilton Jr.'s 63rd birthday and bringing the total to $456--short of the $1,260 goal but nice nonetheless. (We've banded 213 Ovenbirds at Hilton Pond Center since 1982. Another parulid in which the two sexes look very different is the American Redstart. Some (usually adult males) have obviously yellowish underparts with dark streaking, bold wing bars, and the clear remains of chestnut color on the face. FALL WARBLERS. We netted the bird right at dusk on 28 September when light had grown too dim for photography, but that's okay; like the rest of the parulids described above, there's nothing all that confusing about the Magnolia Warbler. Tropical Hummingbird Expedition to During spring migration, magnolia warbler birds zip through the eastern half of the U.S. on the way to their breeding grounds in Canada and northern states like Minnesota and Wisconsin.” This is the Magnolia Warbler, a species much more common in the second half of the migration. The Ovenbird takes its name from its habit of building a canopy over its nest, reminiscent of an old-style outdoor oven. Please send an E-mail message to INFO. Such is the case with the Black-throated Blue Warbler, in which the female (above) is so different from the male even John James Audubon initially thought they were different species. Quite a few members of this species migrate through the Carolina Piedmont each autumn, with a few occasionally wintering in the Coastal Plain and even further inland. (We've banded 50 Hooded Warblers at Hilton Pond Center since 1982. Many warblers are more common either in Florida (aka back East) or Texas. Strays reach west coast in spring and especially in fall. Some (usually adult males) have obviously yellowish underparts with dark streaking, bold wing bars, and the clear remains of chestnut color on the face. Fall migrating female Black-and-white Warbler. 441 Magnolia Warbler. Females and fall males lack the breeding male's bold facial markings, but all maggies have the lemon breast, Length: 5" Wingspan: 7.5" Weight: 0.3 oz. The Cape May is one fall warbler that varies widely in plumage. Indeed, Peterson's A Field Guide to the Birds East of the Rockies devotes two full-color plates to fall warblers in immature or non-breeding plumage (above), which sometimes leads the novice to believe such species can't be identified easily. Ruby-throated Hummingbird--10American Redstart--4 Magnolia Warbler : late April to mid May: Blackburnian Warbler: late April to mid May : Bay-breasted Warbler: late April to mid May: Contact Information: For more information, please contact: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Wildlife Diversity 4200 Smith School Road Austin, Texas 78744 Email Updates Call note is a very sweet chet! I enjoyed the company of a flock of them while they hunted caterpillars and crane flies amongst the goldenrod and asters at the Rattray Marsh the first week in October. Magnolia Warbler Photo Credit: Terry Hartley - Due South Photography. If you are familiar with Roger Tory Peterson’s “Confusing Fall Warbler” section of his field guide, you know that heart-quickening moment when you see an unfamiliar Warbler and wonder if it could possibly be a rarity. In addition, the Ovenbird's head-striping does not include an eye-line, and the crown is usually marked with a rusty streak. The Magnolia Warbler is a member of the wood warbler family. Grzybowski, J.A. It is not uncommon to be able to approach this warbler, as it is singing from a branch or hunting for insects. A magnolia warbler displaying fall plumage feeding on an insect. Casual in Arizona, nearly annual as a migrant (primarily fall) or winter visitor. GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (Vermiuora chrysoptera) . sightings of In many young males the yellow tends to be more salmon-colored. Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers bore holes in the Sweet Gum and crabapples in the spring and fall. Be sure to scroll down for an account of all This Magnolia Warbler was found by Tommy DeBardeleben on October 16th, at the Goldfield Recreation Site along the Lower Salt River. Call note is a very sweet chet! 1997. We've run our mist nets most days in September at Hilton Pond Center and caught numerous species of these not-so-confusing fall warblers. plus other nature notes of interest. in January-February 2010, NOT-SO-CONFUSING If you like to shop on-line please become a member of iGive, through which more than 750 on-line stores from Amazon to Barnes & Noble, L.L. The magnolia warbler is a member of the wood warbler family Parulidae. The estimate is that more than triple the numbers of birds that fly North through the city in the Spring are now returning south. Similar Species: The tail pattern of the Magnolia Warbler is distinctive. Even when warblers are bedecked in their finest spring plumage, making an accurate identification can be frustrating. It's one of the earliest warblers to migrate through in fall, and some start as soon as mid-July. Nature Blog Network. In fall, when it is most likely to be seen in Washington, this species has greenish upperparts, a gray head with a prominent white eye-ring, two white wingbars, yellow underparts from chin to belly, streaked sides (sometimes weakly), and white undertail coverts. This easy-to-spot warbler spends time in low shrubs and trees. I was surprised to find a Magnolia Warbler today on the Old Hickory Nature Trail in northern Davidson County. For example, if your warbler lacks wings bars but has a distinctive yellow spot on its wing, side, and tail; then the bird is an American redstart. Louisiana Waterthrushes are more scarce with just 42, but some we've netted have been recent fledglings and females with active incubation patches--a good sign they're nesting locally. "This Week at Hilton Pond" is written & photographed As do birds whose beaks can’t open seeds, like tiny kinglets, and almost any wintering warbler. Each autumn, it travels down the Atlantic shoreline to Florida, its most southern stop in the United States before launching toward the tropics. During fall migration, most warblers are cloaked in subdued tones of brown, gray, yellow, and olive. A casual vagrant in late spring and fall in California. On-line data entry forms are now live, so please register today at EarthTrek. Casual in Arizona, nearly annual as a migrant (primarily fall) or winter visitor. (We've captured 316 Northern Waterthrushes at Hilton Pond Center since 1982, our fifth most commonly banded parulid. This is one species whose breeding status is South Carolina needs work; there are a few state records, but American Redstarts appear to be expanding their nesting range. Enjoy more wildlife tales online at Washburn’s Outdoor Journal at iawildlife.org/blog. In the fall, the male looses this face pattern and both sexes acquire more drab plumage. Magnolia Warblers are colourful and common. But be prepared to catch a few stragglers in early- … (Among banded parulids at Hilton Pond Center, our 406 Magnolia Warblers are a distant second to 2,047 Yellow-rumped Warblers. Their plumage is a kaleidoscopic mix of blue, gray, yellow, green, and white--the latter color restricted to wing bars, broken eye ring, belly, and undertail coverts. Literature Cited. At the end of this week we had banded 197 RTHU, with a good chance we'll reach the coveted 200 mark by season's end. The feet are made from bronze and the eyes are glass. Contents of this Web site--including all articles and photos--may NOT be duplicated, modified, or used in any way except with the express written permission of Hilton Pond Center. The male just above and below shows its brilliant orange tail, wing bar, and flank patch, contrasted against jet black on the breast, head, and back. Complete eye ring, yellow breast, faint gray breast band, thin white wing bars, and light streaking on flanks and … (We've banded 57 Northern Parulas at Hilton Pond Center since 1982, including females with active incubation patches that imply local breeding.). The Prairie Warbler nests east of the Great Plains from southern New England and the lower Midwest to the Gulf Coast, and winters in southern Florida and the West Indies. Note also the broken white eye ring and the pale line between the base of the upper bill and the eye. 439 Nashville Warbler. Casual in Arizona, nearly annual as a migrant (primarily fall) or winter visitor. Abandoning their summer homes in the North Country, tiny wood warblers are on the move. The species is distinctive, with bright yellow wingbars that give the bird its common name. Please tag all photos with Common Name, Scientific Name, and Gender/Age if you know it. Even more than the male’s telltale streaky black necklace, it pays to learn the unique undertail pattern—half white, half black—that identifies all plumages of this species. To obtain permission for use or for further assistance on accessing this Web site, contact the Webmaster. ‘For every two that come up, there are now six going back,’ says Paul Sweet. Many of our migratory warblers seem to lead double lives, and the Cape May is a good example. Certainly one of the LEAST confusing fall warblers is the male Hooded Warbler in adult plumage (above); it would be hard to mistake the sharply contrasting black and yellow markings of this brightly colored creature with any other species. Associated files: Magnolia Warbler (fall plumage).JPG; Format: jpeg; Resource Group The birds are designed, carved, and painted to … (We've banded 156 Black-and-white Warblers at Hilton Pond Center since 1982, including females with incubation patches. Nature Study Network, Search Engine for During the fall migration, things get even tougher as those same species arrive in their comparatively nondescript juvenile or autumn plumages. We speak here of calling autumn migrant parulids "confusing fall warblers," giving some folks an excuse for NOT identifying similar but nonetheless unique warbler species. CERULEAN WARBLER ( Dendroica cerulea) . Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Current Weather Conditions at Hilton Pond Center, Join the I enjoyed the company of a flock of them while they hunted caterpillars and crane flies amongst the goldenrod and asters at the Rattray Marsh the first week in October. Again, recent fledglings and females with incubation patches indicate the species is breeding on-site or very close by.). Don’t worry about getting them all; almost nobody does. 440 Black-throated Blue Warbler. (Please see Support if you'd like to make a gift of your own. Buy Liberty Puzzles Magnolia Warbler, a beautifully detailed wooden jigsaw puzzle. is part of the Find the story that piqued your interest on Instagram here. During migration in Tennessee, it is usually found in flocks with other … All rights reserved worldwide. With that set of key markings, there is nothing else it can be. The estimate is that more than triple the numbers of birds that fly North through the city in the Spring are now returning south. 441 Magnolia Warbler. This is only the third sighting of this species at the Center since 1982, and we've never banded one locally. Operation RubyThroat has teamed with EarthTrek so citizen scientists--like YOU--can contribute observations about hummingbird migration and nesting behavior. (We have banded 161 Black-throated Blue Warblers at Hilton Pond Center since 1982. 434 Black-throated Green Warbler. Common Yellowthroats are smallish, about 4.25" long. That’s the only thing it can be. Features Life Size Carving Hand Carved by Skilled Artist Hand Painted Exquisite Detailing Limited Edition All of our wooden birds are hand carved out of solid basswood. aka Black and Yellow Warbler 443 PHILADELPHIA VIREO. The female lacks the male's bold accoutrements, instead wearing an elegant white eyering on her gray head, 2 thin white wingbars, and yellow underparts with moderate streaking. Chestnut-sided Warbler--1 Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is a non-profit research & education organization in York, South Carolina USA; phone (803) 684-5852. With nearly 30 species of migrating warblers to choose from, most of us need all the help we can get – especially with birds that are nearly identical in appearance and behavior. Always look for tail pattern from below: basal half is white, … When colors are drab, the best clues to … Magnolia Warbler - fall migrant, September to mid-October; Yellow-rumped Warbler - winter resident, arrives mid-September to October; For more information on which species to be watching for throughout late fall, check out eBird’s bar chart function for North Carolina here. Comments by Don Verser: Magnolia Warbler can be surprisingly dull in the fall and look in some ways similar to Nashville. We all know that some of those drab fall warblers can be particularly difficult to identify. In fall, their color pattern is more diffuse gray and yellow. Associated files: Magnolia Warbler (fall plumage).JPG; Format: jpeg; Resource Group And speaking of the Magnolia Warbler, that species was the last Wood Warbler we caught this week at Hilton Pond Center. You may wish to consult our Index of all nature topics covered since February 2000. Magnolia Warbler spring. It is not as shy a warbler as most other warbler species. This fall though, I want to talk about Warblers and their journeys. It's winter! OTHER NATURE NOTES OF INTEREST Hooded Warbler--2 * HMM: Hastings Municipal Museum NWR: National Wildlife Refuge UNSM: University of Nebraska State Museum. For Iowa birding enthusiasts, the season’s most challenging migration has begun. The global population of this bird is estimated at 32,000,000 individuals and does not show signs of decline that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. So larger number of fall migrants can often be found on days when a high pressure cold front with winds from the north passes through. you can join us for another warm-weather Features Life Size Carving Hand Carved by Skilled Artist Hand Painted Exquisite Detailing Limited Edition All of our wooden birds are hand carved out of solid basswood. Both species bob their tails when foraging on the ground. For most of the United States spring and fall is the time to see a Magnolia Warbler as they migrate to and from the breeding grounds in the boreal forest. OK, I admit, it’s a pretty good picture. ), Our third brown, ground-dwelling warbler this month was the Northern Waterthrush (above and below), which despite its breast streaking doesn't look at all like an Ovenbird. (North America's Wood Warblers vary from a tiny 3.75" to a whopping 6.25" in length.) His paintings are both realistic and beautiful but his greatest contribution to natural history was simplified field guides that made identifying all sorts of flora and fauna an easier task for amateur naturalists. . It is not uncommon to be able to approach this warbler, as it is singing from a branch or hunting for insects. 436 Scarlet Tanager. Breeding males are striking with black mask, white eyebrow, gray crown, white wing patch, and yellow throat and breast with necklace of black streaks. Magnolia Warbler - fall migrant, September to mid-October; Blackpoll Warbler - fall migrant, October; Yellow-rumped Warbler - winter resident, arrives mid-September to October; For more information on which species to be watching for throughout late fall, check out eBird’s bar chart function for North Carolina here. ), If it's a warbler and it's white and black, you can't go wrong in calling a bird a Black-and-white Warbler (above and below)--although if you're out west the Black-throated Gray Warbler also has those color attributes. Complete eye ring, yellow breast, faint gray breast band, thin white wing bars, and light streaking on flanks and back. While Magnolia Warbler sightings are more numerous outside the Park during spring and fall migration seasons (with clusters of sightings south of the Finger Lakes area and on the southern shores of Lake Ontario), during the June-July breeding season the pattern shifts, with sightings clustered in the Adirondacks, Catskills, Tug Hill area, and Appalachian Plateau. 438 Blackburnian Warbler. Magnolia Warbler. One male (61-1977) 31 May 1977, Oasis, Mono Co. (VR, DR). by Bill Hilton Jr., executive director of Nancy Tully captured this photo of a magnolia warbler. It is an accidental fall vagrant in the Pacific Northwest, almost exclusively along the coast. We've banded just four at Hilton Pond Center since 1982, making it one of our least common Wood Warblers. During migration in Tennessee, it is usually found in flocks with other … Pale plumage of fall migrating Magnolia Warbler. (Some females have a very faint spot that is quite difficult to see.) White-throated Sparrow Migration Bingo! (Back to Preceding Week; on to Next Week), WHEN IT'S DREARY AND COLD Females and fall males lack the breeding male's bold facial markings, but all maggies have the lemon breast, AMGO are noted for being late breeders; they feed their offspring native thistle seeds that don't usually ripen until late summer or early autumn. Even though 15 September 2009 has come and gone, you can still donate to this birthday cause by going to Facebook. ), The diminutive Northern Parula (formerly Parula Warbler) is the smallest of our Wood Warblers at Hilton Pond Center. Legs are sculpted from two-part epoxy. Northern Waterthrushes breed much further north, in New England and across most of Canada.). If the bird in view does have wing bars, plus a white eye ring, and one or two crimson feathers on the top of its head, the mystery is solved. Illustrated here (above and below) is an immature female; the picture at the very top of the page is of a young male with considerably brighter rust-colored necklace that, come spring, will be joined by a second strand of blue-black. The Worm-eating Warbler (above and below) may be the easiest of these brown parulids to identify, based on its prominent eye line, alternating tan and black head stripes, and long, heavy bill. A Magnolia Warbler foraged in the Northern Bayberry last September, but I’m not sure whether it was eating the berries or bugs. One of those places is Gaia Estate in Nicaragua, where Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Western Tanager are also found. More likely a beginning birder would confuse the Black-and-white Warbler with a small woodpecker, since the warbler's especially long hind toe (right) allows it to cling woodpecker- or nuthatch-style to tree trunks while gleaning insects and spiders from bark crevices. American Goldfinch--5 Females (below) are a different matter, so look for prominent white tail spots and a yellow line above the eye. Fall's colors make finding migrating warblers difficult. The ground-nesting Worm-eating Warbler probably doesn't consume very many "worms," dining instead on caterpillars it finds in clusters of dead leaves. White-throated Sparrow Migration Bingo! Some of the "confusing fall warblers" are anything but . After spending years in the field, I still have trouble identifying fall warblers – especially on days when I can only obtain brief glimpses as birds dart in and out of heavy cover. --We walked out on the pier at Hilton Pond on 27 Sep--not going far enough to irritate the wasps with which we had an unpleasant encounter in late July--and were surprised by a Red-headed Woodpecker flying low overhead. We share their mug shots and profile pictures below as a way of "diffusing the confusing.". You can even do Web searches through iGive and earn a penny per search for the cause! FLASH! Alas, one thing Peterson did has enhanced paranoia among many beginning birders and caused them to throw up their binoculars in frustration. The feet are made from bronze and the eyes are glass. Female Black-throated Blue Warblers are fairly nondescript, but the white wing spot--actually the unpigmented bases of the primary feathers--is diagnostic when present. Some of his finest images are of various warblers, members of the Parulidae (North American Wood Warblers). --Thanks to an incredible September in which we banded 116 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, our 2009 numbers are much better than we possibly could have hoped halfway through the season. Female (below) and fledgling male Common Yellowthroats may be a little harder to identify than a male in "adult" plumage. Summer Tanager--3 (Incidentally, the Ovenbird in the photo above had mandibles that were slightly crossed at the tip.) Here is a place where we can post all our photos of these fun challenges to help each other identify more of the birds we see. The Northern Waterthrush ought only be confused with the Louisiana Waterthrush (not pictured); however, the line above the eye is buffy in the Northern and white in the Louisiana. (We've captured 353 Common Yellowthroats since 1982 at Hilton Pond Center, making it our fourth most commonly banded Wood Warbler. When colors are drab, the best clues to identification will come from plumage patterns or other distinctive markings such as eye rings, throat bibs, or tail spots. She'll look different when she returns next spring from the Neotropics, where she will acquire a black mask, streaked back, pure white wing bars, and some degree of chestnut on her flanks. To his credit, however, Peterson then employs his innovative technique of pointing out precise field marks that DO differentiate various autumn warblers--meaning with a little work they aren't that confusing after all. A Magnolia Warbler foraged in the Northern Bayberry last September, but I’m not sure whether it was eating the berries or bugs. (We've banded 398 American Redstarts at Hilton Pond Center since 1982. 435 Cape May Warbler. The magnolia warbler is an eastern neotropical migrant. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. ), Superficially similar to the Worm-eating Warbler is the Ovenbird (above and below)--at least until one sees the frontal streaking reminiscent of a spot-breasted thrush. (In addition to the four Golden-winged Warblers, single-digit "rare parulids" banded at the Center include eight Yellow-throated, seven Nashville, four Wilson's, four Orange-crowned, three Connecticut, two Swainson's, and two Blackburnian Warblers.). Magnolia, however, has wing bars and white undertail coverts. During spring migration, magnolia warbler birds zip through the eastern half of the U.S. on the way to their breeding grounds in Canada and northern states like Minnesota and Wisconsin.” Please participate. Remember With the magnolia warbler, it's all about the white tail spots—and they seem to love to show them off. Please be sure to configure your spam filter to accept E-mails from hiltonpond.org. It's worth noting occasional females have hoods almost as dark as those on males. For this reason, the current evaluation status of the Magnolia Warbler is Least Concern. Magnolia Warbler spring. ), There are several brown, ground-dwelling parulids that at first glance look less like typical treetop warblers and more like thrushes or sparrows. --Even though migrant warblers (above) are already on their way south to Neotropical wintering grounds, this week we caught two female American Goldfinches at Hilton Pond Center with well-developed incubation patches--a sure sign they have eggs, chicks, or very recent fledglings during this last week of September. Your tax-deductible contributions allow us to continue writing, photographing, and sharing "This Week at Hilton Pond." One of the more easily identified fall parulids is the Canada Warbler (above and below), whose prominent white eye ring and lack of wing bars and tail spots could lead one to confuse it only with Connecticut or Nashville Warblers.The giveaway field mark--usually present--is the Canada's streaky necklace, quite prominent in adult males. 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