Hooded Warbler   Wilsonia citrine
Hooded Warbler   Wilsonia citrine

The Hooded Warbler can be found in deciduous woods with a high canopy and a lot of undergrowth of mainly small trees in the eastern U.S.  It is these small saplings that provide nesting habitat.  An established pair will defend approximately one acre of territory.
Probably as a result of forest fragmentation and therefore cowbird parasitism up to 75% of nests are affected.  As well they are naturally open to predators such as red squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons, skunks and possums.  Population has been reportedly stable since 1966.

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Copyright Mark Tiefenbach                              Deep Brook Nature Photography.
Copyright Mark Tiefenbach                              Deep Brook Nature Photography.
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