Appearance | The Blackburnian warbler is a small bird about 4.5″ long. They have a vivid orange face and throat with a black crown and triangular tripe behind the eyes. The wings are black with white stripes, the belly is pale yellow with black streaks and their bills are short and pointy. The female is similar except she’s much paler all over and yellow instead of orange. |
Diet | Insects and berries. |
Feeder Food | Unlikely to visit a feeder, however, may be enticed with mealworms. |
Habitat | Prefer deep forested areas of deciduous and coniferous trees. Often found perched on the tip-top of a spruce tree. |
Nesting | Their nest is placed high in a coniferous tree near the end of an upper limb. They have 1 brood/season and 3-5 eggs/brood that are white or greenish/white with brown speckles. |
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