Species: Yellow Warbler
Most recent capture date: 7/3/2022
Age: less than two months old
Notes: Like the baby Wilson’s Warbler posted earlier this summer, this warbler is undergoing its preformative molt, replacing its drab nestling feathers with bright adult plumage. This individual was caught with an adult female: almost certainly its mother, still caring for it in its early days out of the nest. This bird is a promising sign that Yellow Warblers may be breeding near CCFS again. Providing breeding habitat for Yellow Warblers was one of the goals of the restoration of riparian vegetation at CCFS 30 years ago.