Wilson's Warbler

Left: male Wilson's Warbler. Right: female Wilson's Warbler.

NPS Photo / Rachel Ames

Size: 4-5”
Description: Bright yellow below and yellowish olive above. Males have a distinctive black cap, while adult females have an olive to black crown.
Migratory Status: Summer residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Breed in willow thickets of lakeshores, stream banks and wet meadows at or just above timberline to 11,500 feet and occasionally 13,000 feet.
Diet: Eat mostly insects that they glean from the leaves and branches of deciduous trees and bushes.

 

• Wilson's Warbler (song)

  
  

  Wilson's Warbler song recorded on the Fern Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  06/10/2015

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Wilson's Warbler (song)

  
  

  Wilson's Warbler song recorded at the Alluvial Fan in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a Wilson's Warbler call, the buzz of a hummingbird flying by and a Pine Squirrel can also be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/31/2017

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Wilson's Warbler (song)

  
  

  Wilson's Warbler song recorded at the Alluvial Fan in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a Wilson's Snipe, House Wren, Broad-tailed Hummingbird and Lincoln's Sparrow can also be heard in the background.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/19/2016

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025