General
Connecticut Warbler: Large ground-walking warbler with olive-gray upperparts and yellow underparts. Head has a slate-gray hood and bold white eye-ring. Female and juvenile have olive-brown hood that blends with back.
Range and Habitat
Connecticut Warbler: Breeds from eastern British Columbia east through central Canada to western Quebec, and south to northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Spends winters in the tropics. Preferred habitats include open larch-spruce bogs. Found in low wet woods and damp thickets during migration.
Breeding and Nesting
Connecticut Warbler: Three to five white eggs, marked with brown, lavender, and black, are laid in a nest made of grass and concealed in a clump of moss. Incubation ranges from 11 to 12 days and is carried out by the female.
Foraging and Feeding
Connecticut Warbler: Feeds on insects, spiders, snails, berries, and seeds.
Vocalization
Connecticut Warbler: Song is a loud, ringing "beecher-beecher-beecher-beecher" or "chippy-chipper-chippy-chipper."
Similar Species
Connecticut Warbler: Mourning Warbler is smaller, has a shorter bill, and male has a black upper breast. MacGillivray's Warbler is smaller and has incomplete eye ring.