Hooded Warbler

 

I have been fortunate enough to find a variety of Hooded Warblers in my travels this spring.

Hooded Warblers are small, well-proportioned birds with a straight, sharp bill. Compared to other warblers, they are fairly heavy-bodied and thick-necked.

Hooded Warbler

 

Hooded Warblers are small, well-proportioned birds with a straight, sharp bill. Compared to other warblers, they are fairly heavy-bodied and thick-necked.

Adult males are olive-green above and bright yellow below with a black hood and throat, a yellow forehead, and yellow cheeks.

This warbler spends much of its time in the understory flitting between shrubs and flashing its white outer tail feathers. It tends to stay at least partially hidden in understory vegetation, jumping up to take insects or picking them from foliage.

Hooded Warblers are found in mature deciduous forests with a dense understory, but also uses smaller forest patches as long as there is a shrubby understory. Cornell All About Birds