Particularly need observations from May through August
The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is a North American bird species combining four closely related forms: the eastern myrtle warbler (ssp coronata); its western counterpart, Audubon's warbler (ssp group auduboni); the northwest Mexican black-fronted warbler (ssp nigrifrons); and the Guatemalan Goldman's warbler (ssp goldmani).
Description: yellow patch on back and sides, white spots on tail, blueish gray to brown color with yellow or white throat.
Found in park: Cades Cove in brushy areas next to streams
Habitat: open stands in coniferous and mixed forests.
Status: common in the winter
In fall and winter they move to open woods and shrubby habitats, including coastal vegetation, parks, and residential areas. Yellow-rumped Warblers primarily breed in northern and high-mountain evergreen forest habitats.
A colorless buzzy warble; a sharp chek.
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