Palm Warbler (Brown-Western)
Setophaga palmarum
 (L 5.5" WS 8" WT 0.36 oz)
Commonly forage on the ground
...much more than other warblers
...breeds in Northern Canada .
A bird does not sing because
it has an answer.  It sings
because it has a song.
    (Chinese Proverb)
Setophaga in Greek means
moth eater; palmarum in Latin
means
of palm trees.
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Thatcher Woods
17May2017
63rd St Beach
Chicago
23Sept2007
nonbreeding