Fifty Birds of Town and City
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
Although similar to the goldfinch, the yellow warbler lacks the black wings and tail.
Its cheerful, bright call can be heard by urban dwellers from willows, small trees,
and shrubs growing on wet grounds and in residential areas that contain an open growth of
small ornamental trees.
A tropic winterer, the yellow warbler breeds from the tree limit in Canada to the southern states.
When plagued by cowbirds laying eggs in its nest, the yellow warbler builds a second nest
on top of the first, completely covering the cowbird's eggs, and any of its own in the bottom layer.
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