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Seiurus noveboracensis

Photo by Dave Hawkins

Identification

12-14 cm. Brown back. Whitish or creamy underside with dark stripes. Whitish or yellowish eyestripe. Sexes look alike.

Distribution

Alaska, most of Canada south to the northern U.S. in eestern Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana; in the east south to Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Taxonomy

Consists of three subspecies.

Subspecies¹

• S. n. limnaeus - breeds in central British Columbia
• S. n. notabilis - breeds across the western range to western Quebec
• S. n. noveboracensis - breeds from eastern Quebec to the southern part of range

Habitat

Wooded swamps, thickets of bogs, margins of northern lakes, and willow and alder bordered rivers.

Behaviour

Song loud and ringing, starts with several phrases on one pitch, followed by an accelerating jumble of short, rapid phrases dropping slightly in pitch. Call a sharp, metallic "chink."

References

1. Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. A Field Guide to Warblers of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214

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