Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warblers can be found in decent numbers feeding low along the beaver pond shores in Killbear Provincial Park this time of year. Some of the images I captured this year are on the same branches as my images last year and I have to wonder if indeed they are the same Chestnut-sided Warblers.

American Redstart

                                        Some Warblers from a recent outing.

                                                        American Redstart

                                                    Chestnut-sided Warbler

                                                            Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Killbear Provincial Park has one main road running basically north south. Many years ago, beaver created a rather large pond on the east side of the road and there was constant flooding of the road in that area. The beaver eventually moved to the west side of the road and the park created diversion channels to help maintain levels. As young trees and shrubs have grown roadside this created what I consider an excellent arrangement for photographers to basically stand in the middle of the beaver pond with bugs galore on these low shrub brush to attract the birds.   

Chestnut-sided Warblers could be found in decent numbers in Killbear Provincial Park this time of year especially near the beaver ponds.

Chestnut-sided Warbler

 

The Chestnut-sided Warbler is a slim warbler with a relatively long tail that it often holds cocked, or raised above the body line, which makes the tail appear longer still.

Breeding adults are crisp gray-and-white birds with a yellow crown, black face markings, and rich chestnut flanks. Males are more richly marked than females.

Chestnut-sided Warblers flit and hop along slender branches, carefully inspecting the undersides of deciduous leaves. Look for them in saplings and shrubs more often than in tall trees. They often raise the tail and droop the wings as they move through the branches. Cornell All About Birds