American Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
A small bird breeding in the Montreal area migrating South to Central America and North of South-America in Autumn. The American Yellow Warbler prefered habitat is vegetation along rivers. Eats mostly insects.
- 🇫🇷 Paruline jaune
- 🇩🇪 Gold-Waldsänger
- 🇲🇽 Reinita amarilla
Characteristics
- Length: 10-13cm
- Weight: 6-8g
- Wingspan: 15-18cm
How to Identify
All yellow with olive wings. Males have red stripes along the breast.
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Where and When to Spot
I see them from May to August in all parks around Montreal. Usually up in the upper branches of leaf trees.
Observations by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jardin Botanique de Montréal | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Angrignon | x | x | - | - |
| Parc Bernard-Landry | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Michel-Chartrand | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies | x | - | - | - |
| Parc de la Cité | - | x | - | - |
| Parc Île-de-la-Visitation | x | - | - | - |
"-" indicates no observation. It may not necessarily mean though that the species is absent from the park during that season.