Black-throated Blue Warbler

by Dawn Currie

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Black-throated Blue Warbler

Artist

Dawn Currie

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Photograph - Digital

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From Florida Birds Collection by Artist Dawn Currie. Black-throated Blue Warbler photographed in Turkey Creek Sanctuary in central Florida.

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A bird of the deep forest, the Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) breeds in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. On migration to its Caribbean wintering grounds it can be seen in a variety of habitats, including parks and gardens.

The sexes of the Black-throated Blue Warbler look so different that they were originally described as two different species.On the wintering grounds the sexes use slightly different habitats. The male is most common in forest at lower to mid-elevations, while the female uses shrubbier habitat at higher elevations.

This male was photographed during a stop by at Turkey Creek Sanctuary in Palm Bay, Florida.

As part of the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) program and the East Florida section of the Great Florida Birding Trail, Turkey Creek Sanctuary is 130 acres of wonder, biodiversity and natural resources. Established in 1981, the Sanctuary offers a 1.85 mile boardwalk passing through hydric (wet) hammock, mesic (moist) hammock, and sand pine scrub communities, and 1.5 miles of jogging trails through native forest, both excellent for viewing a multitude of wild life.

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January 16th, 2014

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