Breeding Location:
Forest edge, Grassland with scattered trees, Bushes, shrubs, and thickets
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Solitary nester, Some polygamous
Breeding Population:
Declining
Egg Color:
White or pale green with brown spots at large end
Number of Eggs:
4 - 5
Incubation Days:
11 - 14
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Grasses, stems, bark pieces, plant down, and leaves.
Migration:
Migratory
Recommended Products:
General
Prairie Warbler: Small warbler with brown-streaked, olive-green upperparts with reddish-brown streaking and bright yellow underparts with black streaks on sides. Head has a yellow-green cap, yellow face, and dark eye and cheek stripes. Female and juvenile are duller with less distinct, but still visible, facial markings. Constantly wags tail.
Range and Habitat
Prairie Warbler: Breeds from eastern Nebraska, central Wisconsin, southern Ontario, and central New England south to Oklahoma, the Gulf Coast, and Florida; local in many areas. Spends winters in southern Florida and in the tropics. Preferred habitats include mixed pine-oak barrens, old pastures, hillsides scattered with red cedars, open scrub, and mangrove swamps; not often found in prairies.
Breeding and Nesting
Prairie Warbler: Four to five white eggs, with brown spots at large end, are laid in a nest made of grass and leaves, lined with hair and feathers, and usually set low in a bush or small tree. Incubation ranges from 11 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.
Foraging and Feeding
Prairie Warbler: Eats mostly insects; forages by gleaning foliage, catching insects in mid-air, hovering, clinging to vertical stems, hanging upside down, and feeding on the ground.
Readily Eats
Sugar Water, Fruit, Nut Pieces
Vocalization
Prairie Warbler: Song is a buzzing "zee-zee-zee" with up to 10 rapidly ascending notes.
Similar Species
Prairie Warbler: Palm Warbler is paler below with heavier streaks on breast.
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