05/13/2025
As promised, here is the Kirtland's Warbler. He is one of the rarest breeding warblers in the US, nesting exclusively in young jack pines in Michigan and Wisconsin (The Warbler Guide by Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle). This one has the distinct white eye crescents contrasted with black lores, confirming he is a male. The bands were placed on him last year in Michigan as they are tracking their movement ecology.