On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.
From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
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Albatrossity
I needed to cobble together a set of images before I left for Costa Rica; by the time you read this I will have been in Costa Rica for a week. I discovered that even though my patch of Flyover Country does not host an abundance of wood warblers, I have seen enough this spring to generate a set from just warblers alone. Enjoy!
![On The Road - Albatrossity - Spring in the Heartland – 4 (Warblers) 9](https://balloon-juice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/amre_male_flight_tuttle_M5090659-768x938.jpg)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) male. They catch a lot of insects on the wing, and consequently do a lot more hovering/fluttering than most warblers. Click here for larger image.
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Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) male. Practicing for the Olympics. Common but secretive. Click here for larger image.
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Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) male. Golden Slippers. Only seen in spring migration here, fall migrants head to the East Coast. Click here for larger image.
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Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) male. Masked skulker. Heard often, seen sporadically. Click here for larger image.
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Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) male. Probably has never seen a magnolia. Click here for larger image.
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Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) female. As pretty as the male. Another common but rarely seen resident. Click here for larger image.
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Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) male. Incomparable and incandescent swamp candle. Click here for larger image.
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Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) male. Bane of small insects; boreal forest-bound. Click here for larger image.
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Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens). Not really a warbler. But is very chatty. Click here for larger image.
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Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) female. On the wing. Our most abundant spring migrant warbler. Click here for larger image.
Princess
I love those common yellowthroats. They’d turn up in a group in my garden and it was like I was experiencing a mass robbery.
CCL
As always, Albatrossity, your photos are stunning but these are particularly beautiful. Thank you for sharing them.
OzarkHillbilly
I love warblers.
Betty
Great shot of the little Black-and-white warbler and his little hop. Warblers are lovely.
JeanneT
A fine set of warblers!
SteveinPHX
Wow! Thank you!
KSinMA
Beautiful!
pieceofpeace
Thank you for these warblers!
munira
Love the yellow warbler photo – like sunshine in flight.
Mike S. (Now with a Democratic Congressperson!)
All wonderful shots as usual, but I love the female redstrart on the wing shot! And that levitating Black-and-White Warbler is GREAT!
xephyr
Lovely photos! The Redstarts I’ve seen around here are actually red and black, not yellow and black. So there is regional variation then? Also the female Yellow Warbler looks like a miniature female Orchard Oriole. : )
Yutsano
Black and white warbler sez: “I have no need for this gravity thing! I’ll just hover here for a moment.”
stinger
Great photos, and even your brief captions are witty and informative. I’m still pouting about the prospect of a non-Albatrossity Monday, but Betty Cracker’s post above reminds me that there are worse things in life. Hope you are enjoying Costa Rica!
A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)
@CCL: Ditto!!