Tennessee Warbler, plate by John James Audubon
Audubon, Birds of America, plate 154
Warblers

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina
“Along Shore Road in nearly every flowering tree there were significant numbers of Magnolia warblers, American Redstarts and Tennessee warblers.”
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Jun 6, 2018first mention
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Jun 6, 2018

On May 21 eleven types of warblers were seen along Shore Road, many of them within the upper canopy of our old oaks, including a wonderful pair of Blackburnian Warblers and greater numbers of Canada (with both male and female exhibiting the telltale black streaked necklace), Wilson’s, Magnolia and Tennessee Warblers.

Jun 5, 2019

Along Shore Road in nearly every flowering tree there were significant numbers of Magnolia warblers, American Redstarts and Tennessee warblers.

Oct 23, 2019

Additionally, I saw a Tennessee Warbler and a Nashville Warbler traveling south together somewhere around the fringes of Crescent Beach State Park.

Oct 21, 2020

On October 3, I saw a Tennessee Warbler and a Nashville Warbler traveling south together somewhere around the fringes of Crescent Beach State Park.

Jun 5, 2024

May 16 – Early morning, two male Scarlet Tanagers spotted outside the bedroom window and a Tennessee Warbler twittering away from the top of a flowering Serviceberry Tree along Scott Dyer Road.

Jun 4, 2025

Scattered among these gems were Wilson’s Warblers, Blackburnian Warblers and Cape May Warblers, while Magnolia Warblers arrived in impressive numbers, joined by Chestnut-sided, and Tennessee Warblers.

Jun 3, 2026

Scattered among these living jewels were Wilson’s Warblers, Blackburnian Warblers, and Cape May Warblers, while Nashville and Tennessee warblers arrived in impressive numbers alongside Chestnut-sided and striking Magnolia warblers.