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Wilson's Warbler -
(Wilsonia pusilla)
 

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Identification

  • Small songbird
  • Back and upper-side olive
  • Underside yellow
  • Dark wing, no wingbars or tail spots
  • Male has black cap
  • 4.5-5" (11-13 cm.)

Habitat

  • Deciduous forest, shrubby areas

Additional Information

  • Fairly common migrant
  • Wisconsin species of special concern
  • Population in decline
  • Often found in wet areas, willow thickets
  • KVR migratory species

Comparable Species

  • Hooded Warbler (female) 
  • Yellow Warbler

A Wilson's Warbler poses for the camera

Wilson's Warbler on a branch 

 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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