MacGillivray’s Warbler

This spring I banded only one MacGillivray’s Warbler—on 6 May 2020. This species is common but hard to see in its montane, riparian breeding habitat. Isolated populations breed across western North America and winter along of Pacific Coast of Mexico and Central America. This male seems to be a strikingly plumaged bird—indeed, coastal MacGillivray’s Warblers are brighter than birds from areas further east. These far western birds are recognized as a distinct subspecies.