Setophaga dominica
(L 5.5" WS 8" Wt 0.33 oz)
Often creeps around trees like
a Black-and-white Warbler.
Lake Woodruff NWR
04Feb2014
“The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and
the Bahama Islands” by Mark Catesby in 1729 is
considered the first book to deal with American
birds. The bullfrog Rana catesbieana is named
in his honor.(Scott Weidensaul)
Setophaga in Greek means
moth eater; dominica is after
Santo Domingo.