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Warbler Migration Tips for Every Type of Birder

Even casual birders get excited during warbler migration season! Try these tips to identify the most warblers this spring.
al.com

Catch this ‘charismatic’ rare bird in Alabama before it’s gone for the summer

They’re blue, round, and small. And birdwatchers throughout Alabama are hoping to catch sight of one before they head north for the summer. The cerulean warbler is one of many bird species that ...
The Advocate

Researchers confirm world-traveling warblers' return to Louisiana: 'Isn’t that just remarkable?'

If you’ve ever complained about air travel, imagine what it’s like for a migrating songbird. Take for example, the prothonotary (pro-thon-uh-ter-ee) warbler. It’s a bright golden bird about 5 inches ...
MLive

Michigan saved the Kirtland’s warbler from extinction. What did it cost the environment?

GRAYLING, MI – Saving the Kirtland’s warbler from extinction is touted among the greatest conservation achievements in Michigan history. The migratory songbird was one of the first added to the ...
The Island Packet

Hilton Head birders identify a hybrid bird species. It’s the first of its kind.

A hybrid yellow-rumped warbler and black-throated blue warbler was discovered on Hilton Head. It’s the first hybrid of this kind ever recorded. Mary Alice Tartler Mary Alice Tartler knows her birds, ...

What makes mountain birds sing at dawn – and why are they sometimes quiet? Ecologists explain

Warblers in high mountain wetlands change their dawn singing with temperature, rain, wind, humidity and moonlight, showing ...