Chestnut-sided warbler

A chestnut-sided warbler in spring looks like it has been painted for the occasion, with a lemon-yellow cap, a bold black eye line, and a stripe of chestnut down each side. It sings from an exposed perch, a quick and cheerful phrase that people often write as pleased, pleased, pleased to meet you.

This is a warbler of young, shrubby woodland and forest edges, the kind of habitat that grows back after logging or fire. It often holds its tail cocked and wings drooped as it forages for insects. It arrives in May, nests in low bushes, and leaves for Central America in late summer.

I like the chestnut stripe down the flanks and the lime-yellow cap of a chestnut-sided warbler.

To learn more about the chestnut-sided warbler and its habitat, visit its species page at All About Birds.

Chestnut-sided warbler Manitoba sightings

Where and when you can find the chestnut-sided warbler in Manitoba depends on the season and the habitat. You can see more species in the Manitoba birds section.

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