Bird’s ID – Pine Warbler
Pine Warbler
The Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.
| Standard Measurements | |
| Length | 5–5.75 in (127–146 mm) |
| Weight | 12 g (0.42 oz) |
| Wingspan | 8.75 in (222 mm) |
| Wing | 68.9–72.8 mm (2.71–2.87 in) |
| Tail | 52.9–56 mm (2.08–2.20 in) |
| Culmen | 9.9–11.6 mm (0.39–0.46 in) |
| Tarsus | 17.2–18.7 mm (0.68–0.74 in) |
The song of this bird is a musical trill. Their calls are slurred chips.
Their breeding habitats are open pine woods in eastern North America. These birds are permanent residents in southern Florida. Some of them, however, migrate to northeastern Mexico and islands in the Caribbean. The first record for South America was a vagrant wintering female seen at Vista Nieve, Colombia, on 20 November 2002; this bird was foraging as part of a mixed-species feeding flock that also included wintering Blackburnian and Tennessee warblers.
They forage slowly on tree trunks and branches by poking their bill into pine cones. These birds also find food by searching for it on the ground. These birds mainly eat insects, seeds and berries.
Their nests are deep, open cups, which are placed near the end of a tree branch. Pine warblers prefer to nest in pine trees, hence their names. Three to five blotched white eggs are laid.
Photo Gallery
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
Una piuma di giallo, questo minuscolo volatile
Un saluto,silvia
Grazie mille! Saluto. 🙂
I love Pine Warblers. I never used to see them but last year I did several times when I was out so maybe they are showing up more often. Lovely shots.
I like them very much, I have a pair that stayed over winter. They love suet-seeds mix. Thanks Lisa. 🙂
Such a bright yellow bird! Thank you, HJ!
Thank you, Clare. 🙂
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