Day 117: Common Yellowthroat

Good news - today I'm going to start blogging about Maryland birds, again. After more than a month of posting our favorite Puerto Rico bird photos, it was about time to revisit species that you can see in the United States. We have seen some beautiful birds recently, and hope to continue getting good photos during spring migration (that is underway with a fury).

Today, I have a particularly pretty bird for you, the Common Yellowthroat. This warbler is abundant throughout much of North America, breeding from southern Canada to central Mexico. We saw our first Common Yellowthroat of the year a few weeks ago, after they migrated to the area for the summer. I have been stalking them ever since, trying to get a good photo. Luckily, I caught one singing his little heart out!

Adult male Common Yellowthroats are striking; they are olive colored on top with bright yellow throats and chests and a black face mask.