MacGillivray's Warbler

Female/immature MacGillivray's Warbler.

NPS Photo / Rachel Ames

Size: 4-6”
Description: Olive upperparts and yellow underparts. Males have a dark gray head, throat and upper breast, and white crescents above and below the eyes. Females are duller overall and have a pale gray-olive head, throat and upper breast with subtle white eye arcs.
Migratory Status: Summer residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Breed in riparian shrublands, willow and alder thickets, and aspen forests to 10,000 feet and occasionally 12,000 feet.
Diet: Forage from the ground and low branches, and eat insects.

 

• MacGillivray's Warbler (song)

  
  

  MacGillivray's Warbler song recorded on the Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• MacGillivray's Warbler (song)

  
  

  MacGillivray's Warbler song recorded on the Cow Creek Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• MacGillivray's Warbler (song)

  
  

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

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• MacGillivray's Warbler (song)

  
  

  MacGillivray's Warbler song recorded on the Fern Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that an American Robin can also be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• MacGillivray's Warbler (song)

  
  

  MacGillivray's Warbler song recorded on the Gem Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that an American Robin can also be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• MacGillivray's Warbler (song)

  
  

  MacGillivray's Warbler song recorded on the Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a Red-winged Blackbird can also be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• MacGillivray's Warbler (song)

  
  

  MacGillivray's Warbler song recorded on the Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a Violet-green Swallow, House Wren and American Robin can also be heard in the background.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020