Recognition

Prairie warblers are only about 4 inches in length.These birds have yellow under parts with dark streaks on the flanks, and olive upperparts with rusty streaks on the back; they have a yellow line above the eye, a dark line through it, and a yellow spot below it. These birds have black legs, long tails, pale wing bars, and thin pointed bills. Coloring is duller in female and juveniles.

Where seen

Prairie Warblers forage actively on tree branches, and sometimes fly around with the purpose of catching insects, which are the main food source of these birds.

Jimmy’s notes

These birds wag their tail feathers frequently. They are similar to Pine Warblers, Palm Warblers and Magnolia Warblers. The pine warbler is bigger with two white wing bars and doesn’t wag its tail all the time.

The Palm Warbler has a brownish cap and a dark stripe through its eye and Magnolia Warblers has very distinct wing bars and a black tipped tail.