Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

The prothonotary warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. It is named for its plumage, which resembles the yellow robes once worn by papal clerks in the Roman Catholic Church. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 4,462 times across 20 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 25°C (typically 21 to 28°C, from 15 areas).

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.