As spring grows closer, a small group of wood warbler species will get a head start on migration, moving into Eastern Iowa from warmer areas to the south. The majority of wood warbler species wait for ...

Male Blackburnian warblers are sometimes called "fire throats" because of their striking flame-orange face and throat. Spring migration is in full swing, which means warbler season is upon us! These ...

Free quick-find warbler identification pages are available from Princeton University Press. There are seven pieces in the set, all downloadable as pdf or jpg files. Each opens as a full-color image 10 ...

For many birders, the biggest prizes in a day of spring birding are warblers. No other family of birds in North America is so colorful. Thirty-nine species of warblers have been found in Idaho, ...

While palm, Nashville, and orange-crowned warblers still are observed through the first third of October, it is the yellow-rumped warbler that will not diminish until the end of the month. In fact, ...

May has lived up to one of its names as “the greening month,” beginning as bare woods and ending fully green. Shrubs and small trees began this change, with larger trees being late. Once foliated, the ...

With a name that starts with "G" and yellow on its shoulders and head, this warbler can draw comparisons to the Green Bay Packers. Wisconsin is home for many of the birds, too, at least during ...

Old-World warblers, some 350 of them, seem to like wearing the same uniform – dusky olive brown, beige and grey -- which makes them a pain to identify ...

A new study led by researchers at Penn State has uncovered several instances of wood warblers — like the Magnolia Warbler pictured here — passing color-related genes to other species of wood warblers, ...

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 ...

The genome of a once-endangered songbird shows extensive signs of inbreeding, according to a new study. Because inbreeding can negatively impact survival and reproduction, the results could guide ...