The Chestnut-sided Warbler is a warbler of second-growth forests and shrubby edges, recognized by its yellow cap, white face, and chestnut-red streaks along the sides. It was extremely rare in Audubon's era when old-growth dominated the landscape; it has actually benefited from forest fragmentation and is now one of the more common warblers in the Northeast. Males hold their tails cocked upward like a wren.
Habitat
Shrubby forest edges, clearcuts, and second-growth woods
Diet
Caterpillars, insects, and spiders
How common
Common
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