Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766)    Synonyms: YEWA.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Passeriformes   >   Family Parulidae   >   Genus Setophaga   

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"This sweet singer generally haunts water edges where willows and other short to medium-sized shrubbery form thickets"(Robbins and Blom, 1996). They also nest in thickets in drier areas.

There are 387 records in the project database.

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Yellow Warbler in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/26/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). - Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Yellow Warbler in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/26/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). - Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Yellow Warbler in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/5/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). - Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Yellow Warbler in Charles Co., Maryland (6/6/2010). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. - Bill Hubick.

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A Yellow Warbler in Harford Co., Maryland (4/27/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Yellow Warbler in Harford Co., Maryland (5/4/2018). Photo by Austin Jennings. (MBP list)

A male Yellow Warbler singing in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/13/2009). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Yellow Warbler in Harford Co., Maryland (4/28/2015). Photo by Andrew Clemens. (MBP list)

A Yellow Warbler in Howard Co., Maryland (4/21/2017). Photo by Kevin Heffernan. (MBP list)

A Yellow Warbler on Assateague Island, Maryland (8/23/2009). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

A Yellow Warbler in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/20/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Yellow Warbler in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/10/2022). (c) danieltayloroc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by danieltayloroc via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A late Yellow Warbler at Sunset Park Worcester Co., Maryland (11/14/2015). Found by Matt Hafner during the 2015 Rarity Roundup. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Yellow Warbler in Harford Co., Maryland (12/25/2012). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A late migrant Yellow Warbler at Point Lookout SP, St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/7/2007). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Yellow Warbler in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/22/2020). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Yellow Warbler in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/16/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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