Northern Yellow Warbler Photo Gallery

Adult male

Small, round-headed warbler with a beady black eye and stout bill. Adult males are bright yellow overall with chestnut streaks on the breast.

Adult female

Small, round-headed warbler with a beady black eye and stout bill. Females are yellow overall with a yellow-green back and mostly unstreaked yellow underparts.

Adult male

A small, all-yellow warbler with a beady black eye. Male has chestnut streaks on the breast. Hops between branches to forage for insects on leaf surfaces.

Immature

Immatures are paler yellow overall, although some can be almost entirely grayish.

Immature

Immatures vary from pale yellow to brownish to grayish. Note large beady black eye and stout bill.

Adult male

Male sing a sweet series of 6–10 whistled notes, often remembered with the mnemonic sweet sweet sweet I’m so sweet.

Adult male

Small, round-headed warbler with a beady black eye and stout bill. Adult males are bright yellow overall with a yellow-green back and chestnut streaks on the breast.

Adult male

Breeds in shrubby thickets and woods, particularly along watercourses and in wetlands.

Adult female

Builds a deep cup nest constructed with grasses, strips of bark, and spiderwebs.

Adult male

Distinctive entirely yellow warbler. Often found foraging in shrubby understories.