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Orange Crowned Warbler
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The Orange Crowned Warbler is a resident of Central
America, extreme southeastern North America, coastal western North America and Vancouver Island .
It's most distinguishing field mark is its lack of distinguishing field marks.
It is more commonly seen in the western than in eastern North America. It's breeding range extends
across Canada, Alaska and the western USA.
A light eye stripe and super cilium are about the only features on the face except for the males patch of orange on the top of its head.. The dark eye stripe gives the eye ring a split appearance.
These birds breed in brushy habitats and open shrubby mixed woodlands. The nest, built by the female, is usually located on or close to the ground. From 4 to 6 eggs are incubated by the female for up to two weeks.
Both parents care for the young, who leave the nest in just under two weeks.
Orange crowned Warblers often forage low in vegetation, but will forage at all heights.
They clamber and flit through vegetation, gleaning insects from flowers, leaves, and tips of branches.
They will also sometimes capture insects in flight.
Summers in Canada and the Rockies in the western U.S. Winters in the extreme southern U.S.
This year, 2012, we have had so many visit us, sometimes seeing 20 to 30 a day. Not just at our feeders and yard trees but where ever we go. It has been exciting.
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