Chicago Area, Illinois, USA of the 1 Warblers Chicago Region M = Migrant (seen in Spring, Fall) (PARULIDAE) BR = Breeding (seen in Summer) Maureen Marsh and Cathy Walz R = Rare in Chicago Area All photos are of male birds in breeding plumage unless otherwise noted. Bird groupings for this guide were based on similarity of colors or features to facilitate direct comparison between species. For example, birds with yellow chests and black streaking were placed alongside one another. Consult a field manual for additional classifications, descriptions, and images, including female (fem.) and immature (imm.) birds. Photos © by: Laurel Ahlenius, Josh Feeney, Ken Koontz, John Picken, and Mark Vaughan. Input from Josh Engel. Produced by: Maureen Marsh and Cathy Walz. [fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org] [999] version 1 3/2018 1 Setophaga coronata 2 Vermivora chrysoptera 3 Setophaga dominica 4 Setophaga virens Yellow-rumped Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Black-throated Streaky. Yellow rump. Yellow Black throat and mask bordered Yellow throat and upper breast. Green Warbler patches on “shoulders” more by white. Yellow forehead. Black cheeks extending to Yellow face. Black throat. Black easily seen. M Yellow wing panel. M streaks on sides. M, BR streaks on side. M 5 Setophaga tigrina 6 Setophaga discolor 7 Dendroica kirtlandii 8 Setophaga petechia Cape May Warbler Prairie Warbler (fem.) Kirtland’s Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow face with chestnut ear Black stripes on sides of chest. Dark above. Yellow below. Black All yellow. Rusty streaks on patch, throat. Black streaks on Yellow eyebrow. Black spot on spots/streaks along sides and breast. M, BR (widespread) sides of chest, meet at throat. M side of neck. Male: black eyeline breast. Bobs tail up and down. M, R and semicircle under eye. M, R 9 Setophaga magnolia 10 Cardellina canadensis 11 Mniotilta varia 12 Setophaga striata Magnolia Warbler Canada Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black/gray above. Yellow below. Gray above. Yellow below. Boldly streaked on head, throat, Black cap. White cheeks. Black Thick black necklace and streaks Necklace of black streaks. White chest, and sides. M, BR streaks on sides and back. M on sides, white wing panel. M or yellow eye-ring. M - + Chicago Area, Illinois, USA of the 2 Warblers Chicago Region M = Migrant (seen in Spring, Fall) (PARULIDAE) BR = Breeding (seen in Summer) Maureen Marsh and Cathy Walz R = Rare in Chicago Area All photos are of male birds in breeding plumage unless otherwise noted. Bird groupings for this guide were based on similarity of colors or features to facilitate direct comparison between species. For example, birds with yellow chests and black streaking were placed alongside one another. Consult a field manual for additional classifications, descriptions, and images, including female (fem.) and immature (imm.) birds. Photos © by: Laurel Ahlenius, Josh Feeney, Ken Koontz, John Picken, and Mark Vaughan. Input from Josh Engel. Produced by: Maureen Marsh and Cathy Walz. [fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org] [999] version 1 3/2018 13 Setophaga ruticilla 14 Setophaga fusca 15 Setophaga caerulescens 16 Setophaga cerulea American Redstart Blackburnian Warbler Black-throated Cerulean Warbler Black head and chest. Orange Bright orange face and throat. Blue Warbler Blue head, back, and tail with patches on sides, wings and tail. “Fire-throat”. M Blue above. Black throat and thin black chest band. M M, BR sides. White patch on wings. M 17 Vermivora cyanoptera 18 Setophaga pinus 19 Protonotaria citrea 20 Setophaga ruticilla Blue-winged Warbler Pine Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Northern Parula Yellow. Narrow black eyeline. Yellow underneath. Darker Yellow with bluish-gray wings. Yellow throat/chest, reddish- Bluish-gray wings with 2 white above. Two white wingbars. No eyeline or wingbars. M, BR black chest band. Blue/gray back, wingbars. M, BR No eyeline. M, BR two white wingbars. White eye- arcs. M 21 Setophaga citrina 22 Cardellina pusilla 23 Geothlypis formosa 24 Geothlypis trichas Hooded Warbler Wilson’s Warbler Kentucky Warbler Common Yellowthroat Black cowl encircles bright Olive above. Yellow below. Black sideburns extending from Black mask bordered above by yellow face and forehead. Black cap looks like “beanie”. eyes. Yellow spectacles. white. Yellow throat and breast. M, BR M M M, BR (widespread) Chicago Area, Illinois, USA of the 3 Warblers Chicago Region M = Migrant (seen in Spring, Fall) (PARULIDAE) BR = Breeding (seen in Summer) Maureen Marsh and Cathy Walz R = Rare in Chicago Area All photos are of male birds in breeding plumage unless otherwise noted. Bird groupings for this guide were based on similarity of colors or features to facilitate direct comparison between species. For example, birds with yellow chests and black streaking were placed alongside one another. Consult a field manual for additional classifications, descriptions, and images, including female (fem.) and immature (imm.) birds. Photos © by: Laurel Ahlenius, Josh Feeney, Ken Koontz, John Picken, and Mark Vaughan. Input from Josh Engel. Produced by: Maureen Marsh and Cathy Walz. [fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org] [999] version 1 3/2018 25 Setophaga castanea 26 Setophaga pensylvanica 27 Setophaga palmarum 28 Oreothlypis celata Bay-breasted Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Palm Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Chestnut on crown, throat, upper Bright yellow crown. Chestnut Chestnut cap. Light streaks along Very plain. Olive-green above, breast. Black face. M sides. M, BR sides. Yellow under the tail. greenish-yellow below. Faint line Bobs tail up and down. M above eye. M 29 Oporornis agilis 30 Geothlypis philadelphia 31 Oreothlypis ruficapilla 32 Oreothlypis peregrina Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler Nashville Warbler Tennessee Warbler Yellow below. Grayish head, Gray hood encircles head and Gray head with yellow throat and Gray to green crown. White to throat, and upper breast. White neck. Black bib. Yellow chest. breast. White eye-ring. M yellow eyebrow stripe. Green eye-ring. M M back. Whitish-yellow chest. M 33 Parkesia motacilla 34 Parkesia noveboracensis 35 Seiurus aurocapilla 36 Helmitheros vermivorum Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Waterthrush Ovenbird Worm-eating Warbler Whitish eyebrow and underparts. Pale yellow eye-stripe. Brown Orange crown patch bordered by Mustard colored head with black Throat usually clear, without stripes on throat, chest, belly brown stripes on head. Brown stripes. Beige breast. M, R streaks. M, BR with yellowish underparts. M stripes on chest. M, BR Sources: Illinois Ornithological Society. www.illinoisbirds.org/the-birds-of-illinois/ Accessed 15 February 2018; -- National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America. 4th ed., National Geographic, 2002; -- Peterson, Roger. A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America. 5th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 2002; -- Sibley, David. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of North America. 2nd ed., Alfred A. Knopf, 2016; -- Stokes, Donald & Lillian. The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America. Little, Brown & Co., 2010. .