Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Blackburnian Warblers enjoy similar summer habitats and diets as Cape May, Bay-Breasted, and Blackpoll Warblers. One strategy employed by these birds is how they locate their nests to minimize conflicts. Blackpoll Warblers nest very low (about 5 feet) in the tree, and Bay-Breasted higher (about 16 feet), while Cape May and Blackburnian Warblers nest at 40 to 80 feet.
Summers find these warblers in Canada’s lower elevation forests from eastern Saskatchewan to the Maritime Provinces and northern New England (USA) and the Appalachian Range. In winter, they retreat to northern South America and the Andes south to Peru.
Modern science does not recognise any subspecies of Blackburnian Warblers (i.e. they are monotypic).
During my spring 2021 vigil on South Padre Island, and again during the fall 2022 migration, there were certain birds that would show up that held a “celebrity status” among the more experienced birders. The Blackburnian Warbler was one such bird. Once I saw a bright male for myself, I understood why. The brilliant orange color on its head and chest was as breathtaking as any oriole. No other warbler passing through south Texas was like it.
25 Photos
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: This was not the first time I met the Blackburnian Warbler, but it was the best. My first meeting was one year ago (to the day) here on South Padre. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:29 17:05 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_D5X3984_SPI-ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: This was not the first time I met the Blackburnian Warbler, but it was the best. My first meeting was one year ago (to the day) here on South Padre. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:29 17:05 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_D5X3971_SPI-ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: This was not the first time I met the Blackburnian Warbler, but it was the best. My first meeting was one year ago (to the day) here on South Padre. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:29 16:54 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_D5X3870_SPI-ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: This was not the first time I met the Blackburnian Warbler, but it was the best. My first meeting was one year ago (to the day) here on South Padre. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:29 16:52 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_D5X3812_SPI-ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
|
Description: This was not the first time I met the Blackburnian Warbler, but it was the best. My first meeting was one year ago (to the day) here on South Padre. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:29 16:51 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_D5X3761_SPI-ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
|
Description: This was not the first time I met the Blackburnian Warbler, but it was the best. My first meeting was one year ago (to the day) here on South Padre. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:29 17:05 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_D5X3990_SPI-ConventionCtr |
| (C)2020 Jack Daynes |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
|
Description: This was not the first time I met the Blackburnian Warbler, but it was the best. My first meeting was one year ago (to the day) here on South Padre. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:29 17:08 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_D5X4043_SPI-ConventionCtr |
| (C)2020 Jack Daynes |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: This female or immature male, winters in northern South America and passes through Texas on their way north in the spring. The Convention Center on South Padre Island (Texas), is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 9:29 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1250 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_D509876-South-Padre |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: This female or immature male, winters in northern South America and passes through Texas on their way north in the spring. The Convention Center on South Padre Island (Texas), is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 9:29 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1250 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_D509891-South-Padre |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: This was not the first time I met the Blackburnian Warbler, but it was the best. My first meeting was one year ago (to the day) here on South Padre. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:29 16:42 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_D5X3714_SPI-ConventionCtr |
| (C)2020 Jack Daynes |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: What a treat to be in the company of Blackburnian Warbler on South Padre Island. This bird was on her way to northern South America. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:10 10:51 |
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Location:
South Padre Island Covention Cen |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8500834-SPI.Convention.Centre |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: What a treat to be in the company of Blackburnian Warbler on South Padre Island. This bird was on her way to northern South America. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:10 10:58 |
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Location:
South Padre Island Covention Cen |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8500960-SPI.Convention.Centre |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: What a treat to be in the company of Blackburnian Warbler on South Padre Island. This bird was on her way to northern South America. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:10 10:57 |
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Location:
South Padre Island Covention Cen |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8500940-SPI.Convention.Centre |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: What a treat to be in the company of Blackburnian Warbler on South Padre Island. This bird was on her way to northern South America. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:10 10:53 |
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Location:
South Padre Island Covention Cen |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8500899-SPI.Convention.Centre |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: What a treat to be in the company of Blackburnian Warbler on South Padre Island. This bird was on her way to northern South America. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:10 10:51 |
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Location:
South Padre Island Covention Cen |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/200 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8500872-SPI.Convention.Centre |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: What a treat to be in the company of Blackburnian Warbler on South Padre Island. This bird was on her way to northern South America. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:10 10:51 |
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Location:
South Padre Island Covention Cen |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8500861-SPI.Convention.Centre |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: What a treat to be in the company of Blackburnian Warbler on South Padre Island. This bird was on her way to northern South America. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:10 10:51 |
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Location:
South Padre Island Covention Cen |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8500856-SPI.Convention.Centre |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: What a treat to be in the company of Blackburnian Warbler on South Padre Island. This bird was on her way to northern South America. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:10 10:51 |
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Location:
South Padre Island Covention Cen |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8500848-SPI.Convention.Centre |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: Blackburnian Warblers on South Padre Island can have a ‘rock-star’ status with enthusiastic birders. This bird was on her way to northern South America. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:11 11:53 |
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Location:
Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8501219-SheepsheadSanctuary |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: Blackburnian Warblers on South Padre Island can have a ‘rock-star’ status with enthusiastic birders. This bird was on her way to northern South America. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:11 11:53 |
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Location:
Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8501228-SheepsheadSanctuary |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: Female Blackburnian Warblers seemed to enjoy the Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary on South Padre Island on their fall migration. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:16 10:04 |
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Location:
Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8503217-SPI-Sheepshead |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: Female Blackburnian Warblers seemed to enjoy the Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary on South Padre Island on their fall migration. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:16 10:05 |
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Location:
Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8503269-SPI-Sheepshead |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: Female Blackburnian Warblers seemed to enjoy the Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary on South Padre Island on their fall migration. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:16 10:07 |
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Location:
Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8503285-SPI-Sheepshead |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
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Description: Female Blackburnian Warblers seemed to enjoy the Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary on South Padre Island on their fall migration. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:16 10:07 |
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Location:
Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8503297-SPI-Sheepshead |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blackburnian Warbler(Setophaga fusca) |
|
Description: Female Blackburnian Warblers seemed to enjoy the Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary on South Padre Island on their fall migration. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:16 10:07 |
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Location:
Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: BlackburnianWarbler_8503300-SPI-Sheepshead |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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