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Hooded Warbler
The Hooded Warbler, Wilsonia citrina, is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America across the eastern USA and into southernmost Canada. It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. This is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.
The Hooded Warbler has a plain olive green-brown back and yellow underparts. The outer tail has white feather fringes. The male has a black hood surrounding the yellow face. The breeding habitat is broadleaved woodlands with dense undergrowth. Hooded Warblers nest low in a bush, laying 3-5 eggs in a cup nest. These birds feed on insects, often found in low vegetation or caught by flycatching.
The song is a series of musical notes, too-ee too-ee too-ee teechoo. The call is a loud chip. These birds are often the victim of the Brown-headed Cowbird, especially where their forest habitat is fragmented.
Reference
*New World Warblers by Curson, Quinn and Beadle, ISBN 0-7136-3932-6