Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera
“Most at home in quarters where marshy tracts border deep woods, the Golden-winged is a species in decline across Maine due to habit loss (succession forest changes) and hybridization with Blue-winged warblers.”
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May 19, 2021
Most at home in quarters where marshy tracts border deep woods, the Golden-winged is a species in decline across Maine due to habit loss (succession forest changes) and hybridization with Blue-winged warblers.
Mar 27, 2024
During the spring of 2022 I happened upon a lemon-yellow colored Blue-winged Warbler below the Spurwink Church Cemetery, foraging where the forest edge meets the marsh.
Oct 1, 2025
The most common warbler hybrid is between Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warblers, and even three-way hybrids involving Chestnut-sided Warblers have been documented.