Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens), Garden Canyon, Ft. Huachuca, Cochise County

This male Black-throated Green Warbler was seen by Michael Skinner, Rich Hoyer, Morgan Tingley and Steve Nord and photographed by Michael Skinner on 24 March 2009.  This is probably the same individual videotaped by Rick and Ricki Thompson on 24 January 2009 at the same location. 

Prior to 1990 there were about 30 records for Arizona, but it has been much scarcer since with only about a half dozen records. This pattern of decreased occurrence since 1990 seems to fit several other northerly breeding eastern warblers that are much less common as vagrants to the state than previously.  However, in the past couple of years it seems that the number of records of this species may be increasing. 

In this plumage, Black-throated Green Warbler is distinctive.  The extensive black throat, yellow face surrounding olive auriculars and the white underparts with black streaks down the sides separate it from similar species. 

24 March 2009, photo by Michael Skinner

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