Palm Warbler

Setophaga palmarum
Wood Warblers, Vireos, and Starlings
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Palm Warbler specimens on display in the exhibit "Birds of D.C."

DC Information

Common migrant, early April to mid-May and early September to early November. Usually seen in wood margins, roadsides, and brushy areas. Sexes are similar.

Specimen Information

These are likely the records for the bird on the left and the right respectively.
Date:  5/8/1890
Collected By:  EA Mearns
Locality:  Fort Snelling, MN
Sex:  Male
Catalog ID:  235821
 
Date:  4/10/1894
Collected By:  Wm Palmer
Locality:  Rosslyn, Alexandria Co, VA
Sex:  Male
Catalog ID:  236339