Wood-Warblers

Orange-crowned Warbler, Oreothlypis celata

Family Parulidae (Wood-Warblers)

Size: 5"

Season: Spring and fall migrant

Habitat: Mixed woodlands, brushy thickets

The orange-crowned warbler is rather plain, with a relatively long tail and a thin, pointed bill. It is olive green above and brighter yellow streaked with olive below, and the undertail coverts are solid yellow. It has a short, dark eye line and a thin, pale, broken eye ring. There is much variation in this species, from brighter forms to grayer forms, and the orange crown patch is rarely visible. Orange-crowned warblers forage for insects or berries in the undergrowth and voice a long series of descending staccato tit notes. The adult is illustrated.