Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) is in the New World Warblers family (Parulidae). Across the U.S., iNaturalist users have logged 139,338 research-grade observations of it in our sample, peaking in October.

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

When to photograph Yellow-rumped Warbler: observations by month (U.S.)

About Yellow-rumped Warbler

The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is a North American bird species combining four closely related forms: the eastern myrtle warbler (ssp coronata); its western counterpart, Audubon's warbler (ssp group auduboni); the northwest Mexican black-fronted warbler (ssp nigrifrons); and the Guatemalan Goldman's warbler (ssp goldmani).From Wikipedia via iNaturalist — article, CC BY-SA.

Yellow-rumped Warbler by state

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

Related birds (New World Warblers)

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

Northern ParulaSetophaga americana

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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