Bird of the Week – Arctic Warbler
There’s been a request for bird songs and call as well as photos. WC is a photographer. But the among birders, Xeno-canto is the go-to site for bird songs. We’ll try an embedded bird call from Xeno-canto and see what the Boss thinks.
The Arctic Warbler, unlike the majority of warblers, is an Old World warbler. It’s also another incredible migrant, traveling to Alaska from Southeast Asia to breed in the alpine and sub-alpine hills of Alaska.
Arctic Warbler Male, Denali Highway
After such an epic migration, you might expect the males to rest and feed up before staking out their territories. You’d be wrong. The males hit the branches and start singing to define their turf and attract a mate immediately, working on getting hatchlings fledged and ready for the migration south before the end of the short Alaska alpine summer.
WC has a soft spot for this drab little bird and its rather plain song. Mrs WC helped with some of the key research on the breeding habits of the species in Alaska.
Camera geek stuff: f8, 1/200, ISO800.
For more bird photos, please visit Frozen Feather Images.
Nice photo’!
Maybe if they had a better travel agent,they wouldn’t be so danged rushed to vacash. Wonder why they don’t hire illegal immigrants from the lower 48 to serve as domestics while the family is away? They fight over territory and women makes them appear to have anger management problems. Good thing they don’t swill liquor and can’t get guns. Sounds like there are some Palin and grizzly bear genes in these bird’s makeup.
I’m sure impressed with that Xeno-canto site!
Thanks for sharing that.
This lil bird is not drab at all in your photo WC… 🙂
The xeno-canto recording is a great addition to your fantastic frozen feather images, WC. Thanks.