Nashville Warbler

Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) is in the New World Warblers family (Parulidae). Across the U.S., iNaturalist users have logged 16,003 research-grade observations of it in our sample, peaking in September.

Seasonal pattern in the national data: spring and fall migrant. Counts also reflect when people are out photographing, so compare months within a state rather than across states.

When to photograph Nashville Warbler: observations by month (U.S.)

About Nashville Warbler

The Nashville warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) is a small songbird in the New World warbler family, found in North and Central America. It breeds in parts of the northern and western United States and southern Canada, and migrates to winter in southern California and Texas, Mexico, and the north of Central America. It has a gray head and a green back, and its underparts are yellow and white.From Wikipedia via iNaturalist — article, CC BY-SA.

Nashville Warbler by state

Main season = months with at least 30% of the state's peak-month count.

Related birds (New World Warblers)

Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata

Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas

Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva

Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum

Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata

Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia

American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla

Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus

Photography tips

• Use a fast shutter (1/2000 s or faster) for birds in flight.
• Focus on the eye and shoot at the bird's eye level.
• Approach slowly and stop if the bird changes behavior; never bait or flush birds.
• Morning activity peaks in the first two hours after sunrise.

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