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The Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia, a member of the Family Parulidae (Warblers), is a small, active, insect-eating bird. It has a thin pointed bill, a plain yellow face with yellow eye ring surrounding a dark eye, mostly yellow plumage, greenish-yellow upper parts, greenish-yellow wings and tail with yellow edges, and yellowish legs. The male is easily recognized by its golden yellow plumage and rusty streaks on the breast and flanks. The female has plain yellow plumage, and streaks on breast are absent or barely noticeable.

The Yellow Warbler is a neotropical migrant that breeds in successional-scrub habitat. It is a mid-story or canopy nester, with a diet consisting almost exclusively of insects. Identification and life history data compiled by Gregory Gough, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i6520id.html