Nashville warbler

Nashville warbler perched on a branch, grey head, white eye ring and yellow underparts

The Nashville warbler is a small, neat warbler with a grey head, a bold white eye ring, an olive back, and a bright yellow throat and belly. A patch of rusty feathers on the crown is rarely visible unless the bird is excited.

Nashville warblers nest on the ground in open boreal woods and are mostly seen in Manitoba as they pass through, in May and again in late summer and fall. They flit through the branches, gleaning small insects from the leaves.

To learn more about this bird and its habitat, visit the Nashville warbler page at All About Birds.

This one is my favourite frame of a Nashville warbler, photographed in August as the migrants moved south.

Field notes in photographs

  • Nashville warbler perched on a branch, grey head, white eye ring and yellow underparts

Nashville warbler Manitoba sightings

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

Map of Manitoba showing where the Nashville warbler nests, with major cities and lakes
Where to look for the Nashville warbler in Manitoba through the seasons: nesting in the Boreal Shield and the Boreal Plains (gold) and passing through the Prairies in spring and fall (lilac). Habitat regions: National Ecological Framework for Canada. Boundaries: Statistics Canada. Lakes: Natural Earth.

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