Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
(aka Oreothlypis celata)
Orange-crowned Warbler,Dezadeash Lake, Yukon, Canada, May 2009 - click on image for a larger view Dezadeash Lake, Yukon, Canada
May 2009

The Orange-crowned Warbler breeds from Alaska across Canada to Quebec and south to Arizona and New Mexico. In winter it migrates to the south of the USA and Mexico. There is a distribution map on NatureServe.
Orange-crowned Warbler,Dezadeash Lake, Yukon, Canada, May 2009 - click on image for a larger view It is found in open woodland, forest edges and thickets where it feeds on insects in the summer but adding some berries and fruits in the winter.

It is similar to Tennessee Warbler but has yellow rather than white undertail coverts.

The call is a sharp chip and the song is a high-pitched staccato trill.
Orange-crowned Warbler,Dezadeash Lake, Yukon, Canada, May 2009 - click on image for a larger view
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