A Field Guide to Warblers of North America

The first comprehensive field guide to North American warblers describes all 60 species in detail, from field marks and vocalizations to mating habits and preferred habitats. The 32 color paintings use the unique Peterson Identification System to indicate what distinguishes one bird from another. 141 color photographs show various plumages for each species, and 60 large color maps show species' ranges.

List of Plates x

Introduction 1
The Natural History of Warblers 5
How to Identify Warblers 31
How to Use This Book 34
Plates 43
species accounts
Family Peucedramidae
Genus Peucedramus
Olive Warbler 109
Family Parulidae
Genus Vermivora
Bachman’s Warbler 117
Blue-winged Warbler 125
Golden-winged Warbler 133
Tennessee Warbler 145
Orange-crowned Warbler 154 Nashville
Warbler 166
Virginia’s Warbler 174
Colima Warbler 180 Lucy’s Warbler 185
Genus Parula
Crescent-chested Warbler 190
Northern Parula 195
Tropical Parula 204
Genus Dendroica
Yellow Warbler 210
Chestnut-sided Warbler 232
Magnolia Warbler 240
Cape May Warbler 248
Black-throated Blue Warbler 257
Yellow-rumped Warbler 267
Black-throated Gray Warbler 282
Golden-cheeked Warbler 291
Black-throated Green Warbler 298
Townsend’s Warbler 307
Hermit Warbler 316
Yellow-throated Warbler 325
Grace’s Warbler 334
Pine Warbler 340
Kirtland’s Warbler 349
Prairie Warbler 356
Palm Warbler 366
Bay-breasted Warbler 375
Blackpoll Warbler 383
Blackburnian Warbler 392
Cerulean Warbler 401
Genus Mniotilta
Black-and-white Warbler 411
Genus Setophaga
American Redstart 418
Genus Protonotaria
Prothonotary Warbler 427
Genus Helmitheros
Worm-eating Warbler 435
Genus Limnothlypis
Swainson’s Warbler 442
Genus Seiurus
Ovenbird 448
Northern Waterthrush 457
Louisiana Waterthrush 468
Genus Oporornis
Kentucky Warbler 475
Connecticut Warbler 484
Mourning Warbler 493
MacGillivray’s Warbler 502
Genus Geothlypis
Common Yellowthroat 512
Belding’s Yellowthroat 525
Bahama Yellowthroat 529
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat 535
Genus Wilsonia
Hooded Warbler 541
Wilson’s Warbler 549
Canada Warbler 560
Genus Cardellina
Red-faced Warbler 568
Genus Myioborus
Painted Redstart 573
Slate-throated Redstart 579
Genus Euthlypis
Fan-tailed Warbler 584
Genus Basileuterus
Golden-crowned Warbler 589
Rufous-capped Warbler 593
Genus Icteria
Yellow-breasted Chat 598

Acknowledgments 611
Glossary 618
Bibliography 623
References 626
Index 654