Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina), Sweetwater Wetlands, Pima County

This Tennessee Warbler was found by Mark Stevenson and Molly Pollock on 17 October 2017 and photographed by Andrew Core on 20 October 2017

Tennessee Warbler was reported frequently in the state during the 1970's and 1980's but there was a significant decline in reports during the 1990's and early 2000's. However, it has become increasingly regular again during the last few years with multiple reports each year.

Small warbler, short-tailed & long winged compared to Orange-crowned Warbler. Shows a blackish eye-line, yellowish supercilium (most prominent forward of eye), gray-olive crown, olive back & wing coverts, greater coverts tipped pale giving appearance of thin wingbar, yellowish throat & breast with white undertail coverts.

20 October 2017, photo by Andrew Core

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