Species

Prairie warbler

Setophaga discolor

A yellow warbler of shrubby fields and young pines with a rising, buzzy song, despite its name.

At a glance

Key marks: Yellow underparts; black streaks on the sides; black crescent under the eye
Told apart from: Pine warbler, which has white wing bars and no crescent
Where to look: Young pine plantations and shrubby fields

Prairie warblers forage low and wag their tails.

Prairie warblers depend on shrubby, early-successional habitats and have declined as those grow back into forest or are developed.

Nest — A cup in a small tree or shrub
Eggs — Usually three to five
Incubation — About 12 days
Chicks — Fed by both parents
Lifespan — Several years

It lives on prairies. It lives in shrubby clearings; when it was named, "prairie" meant any open, scrubby barren.

When this species is breeding, and when there are nests on the ground. Mowing during the shaded months is how most nests are found.

Recorded in 37 states and provinces. Each one links to the other animals there, and to the rehabilitators licensed for them.

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