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The northern waterthrush is actually a warbler, which eats invertebrates and tends to feed in wet areas.
Photo credit: Chris O’Donoghue
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The northern waterthrush is actually a warbler, which eats invertebrates and tends to feed in wet areas.

Photo credit: Chris O’Donoghue

    • #Seiurus noveboracensis
    • #northern waterthrush
    • #songbird
    • #warbler
    • #passerine
    • #bird
    • #birds
    • #animals
    • #animal
    • #life
    • #wild species
    • #wildlife
    • #wetlands
    • #Ontario
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The great crested flycatcher is one of the most common flycatchers. It has bright plumage and typically feeds on insects and wild fruits.

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The great crested flycatcher is one of the most common flycatchers. It has bright plumage and typically feeds on insects and wild fruits.

Photo credit: lgooch

    • #Myiarchus crinitus
    • #great crested flycatcher
    • #passerine
    • #songbird
    • #bird
    • #birds
    • #animal
    • #wild species
    • #wildlife
    • #Ontario
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The yellow-throated vireo typically prefers mature deciduous forests that are not fragmented.
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The yellow-throated vireo typically prefers mature deciduous forests that are not fragmented.


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    • #Vireo flavifrons
    • #yellow-throated vireo
    • #vireo
    • #bird
    • #birds
    • #songbird
    • #forest
    • #life
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The Prothonotary warbler is endangered in Ontario, chiefly as a result of habitat loss. The Prothonotary warbler builds its nest in the cavities of mature or dead trees that are found in flooded forests or nearby wetlands.

Photo credit: Laura Gooch
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The Prothonotary warbler is endangered in Ontario, chiefly as a result of habitat loss. The Prothonotary warbler builds its nest in the cavities of mature or dead trees that are found in flooded forests or nearby wetlands.

Photo credit: Laura Gooch

    • #Protonotaria citrea
    • #Prothonotary warbler
    • #warbler
    • #songbird
    • #bird
    • #birds
    • #cavity-nesting
    • #endangered
    • #at risk
    • #wild
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    • #migration
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The Acadian flycatcher is a species that is endangered as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation. It typically prefers larger forested areas and nests in damp forests.
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The Acadian flycatcher is a species that is endangered as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation. It typically prefers larger forested areas and nests in damp forests.

 Photo credit: Mike McDowell

    • #Empidonax virescens
    • #Acadian flycatcher
    • #songbird
    • #passerine
    • #endangered
    • #at-risk
    • #bird
    • #birds
    • #animal
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Despite its name the prairie warbler is not found in the prairies, it prefers brushy habitats and open woodlands. The population of prairie warblers has been in decline in recent years, due to habitat loss and nest parasitism. 
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Despite its name the prairie warbler is not found in the prairies, it prefers brushy habitats and open woodlands. The population of prairie warblers has been in decline in recent years, due to habitat loss and nest parasitism.

Photo credit: J.N. Stuart

    • #Dendroica discolor
    • #prairie warbler
    • #passerine
    • #songbird
    • #warbler
    • #decline
    • #woodlands
    • #brush
    • #bird
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Dickcissels are grassland birds that tend to prefer meadows and overgrown fields. Dickcissels typically eat native and invasive plant seeds, as well as invertebrates. 
 
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Dickcissels are grassland birds that tend to prefer meadows and overgrown fields. Dickcissels typically eat native and invasive plant seeds, as well as invertebrates.

 

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    • #migration
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The yellow-breasted chat is listed as a species at risk in Ontario. This warbler tends to inhabit overgrown bushy fields where it feeds on insects and fruit.
 
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The yellow-breasted chat is listed as a species at risk in Ontario. This warbler tends to inhabit overgrown bushy fields where it feeds on insects and fruit.

 

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    • #Icteria virens
    • #yellow-breasted chat
    • #warbler
    • #large
    • #songbird
    • #passerine
    • #special concern
    • #at risk
    • #yellow
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