Northern Parula

Honelako gehiago

Amphibians

Samantha Gooi‑k egina

MindMap Project

laura Marchelitis‑k egina

Beginnings of Islam

Jose Garcia‑k egina

Exotic Pets

Blair Butter‑k egina

Northern Parula

Nesting

nests are made from lichen and moss

3 inches across by 2 inches deep

nest building is done by females

takes 4 days

location

will also build nests along rivers where sediment has accumulated between branches

placed at end of a branch

placed up high (as high as 100 feet)

Habitat Uses

Migration

Winters in the south (Central America, Mexico, and Carribean)

Summers in the north

Long-distance migrant species

will join flocks with different species of birds - other warblers

Breeds along the United States, east of the Mississippi River

travels alone or in pairs

Appearance

Female

Male

Habitat Requirements

mosses & lichens

tree types

sycamore

birches

red maple

sugar maple

eastern hemlock

black gum

swamp chestnut oak

willow

access to water

swamps

streams

mature forests

Diet

Secondary: Herbivore

do not visit bird feeders

winter: berries, seeds, nectar

will eat bud scales during breeding seasons

Primary: Insectivore

flying insects

ants

beetles

spiders

caterpillars