It's officially warbler season! 5 Tips For Spring Warbler Watching

It's warbler season in our area. Locally, yellowthroat and yellow warblers can be found nesting in our wetlands and chestnut-sided, yellow-rumped and golden-winged warblers will be summering in local woodlots.

Use your ears: As warblers push north on their mad dash to their breeding grounds, the frequency of their singing and level of intensity increases. Listening for bird songs and short call notes can be a great way to find an unexpected bird. You don't need to be an expert at birding by ear. Simply listen and try to track down any songster uttering an unusual vocalization. You might just find that what you thought was a variation of a Black-and-white Warbler's squeaky-wheel song is actually a Bay-breasted Warbler.