Illinois Audubon Society — Warbler Behavior and Habitat Associations Quiz

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Which of these warblers is most likely to be found along streams in forests, feeding along the water’s edge?

Worm-eating warbler

5.7%

Louisiana waterthrush

91.7%

Golden-winged warbler

2.6%

Which warbler is most likely found in residential areas, parks and forests?

Chestnut-sided warbler

25.8%

Black-throated green warbler

21.3%

Tennessee warbler

52.9%

Which warbler nests in tree cavities in flooded bottomland forests and swamps?

Ovenbird

26.0%

Wilson’s warbler

6.5%

Prothonotary warbler

67.5%

Which warbler is known for having a ‘nuthatch-like’ foraging habit?

Black-and-white warbler

87.0%

Common yellowthroat

8.6%

Nashville warbler

4.4%

Which warbler is a forest interior species that nests on the ground?

Yellow warbler

7.5%

Bay-breasted warbler

27.0%

Kentucky warbler

65.6%

When you hear ‘wichety-wichety-wichety’ which warbler will you find?

Cape May warbler

5.9%

Northern parula

12.0%

Common yellowthroat

82.2%

Which warbler is known for quickly spreading its tail feathers, showing a flash of color to startle insects into flushing.

Yellow-rumped warbler

8.8%

American redstart

87.5%

Hooded warbler

3.7%

Which warbler is most likely to require you to crane your neck to search high in the tops of deciduous bottomland forest trees to see it?

Northern parula

64.5%

Orange-crowned warbler

18.0%

Mourning warbler

17.5%

Which of these warblers nests in isolated spots throughout Illinois, building an open, cup-like nest within 10 feet off of the ground?

Cerulean warbler

17.5%

Nashville warbler

12.5%

Prairie warbler

70.1%

Which warbler is known for its loud ‘Teacher, TEAcher, TeaCHER’ song?

Northern waterthrush

11.0%

Blackburnian warbler

14.7%

Ovenbird

74.3%

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