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| Palm Warbler
Dendroica palmarum
Description The following traits are present in all plumages and include bright yellow undertail coverts, a finely streaked chestnut-coloured breast and a distinct facial pattern of a whitish supercilium and dark eyeline.Habitat The Palm Warbler is unlike most wood-warblers, because it prefers breeding habitats that are open and unwooded. This is also one of very few species that takes advantage of black spruce bog environments.Song One of only five boreal avian species that sings in a monotonous trill. This is represented by "zwee zwee zwee zwee zwee zwee zwee" or "sawee sawee sawee sawee sawee" will typically sung from within bushes.Similar Species Prairie Warbler and the dull fall and winter Yellow-rumped "Myrtle" WarblerComments The Palm Warbler is generally a terrestrial bird that runs and hops along the ground with its tail continuously pumping in an up-down circular motion. The tail pumping behaviour is continual and typically occurs while foraging. The Palm Warbler is described as "gregarious" during the winter season and migration, where they are known to flock with Yellow-rumped and Pine Warblers. |
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Distribution
 The distribution of the species is local in habitats that are suitable, including southeastern Yukon, the District of Mackenzie, northeastern British Columbia, northern and central Alberta and locally in the southeast region of Cypress Hills, central Saskatchewan and locally within southwestern portions of Saskatchewan, central and southern Manitoba, northern, central and southern Ontario, south-central and southern Québec, southern Labrador, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia including Cape Breton Island. |
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