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Worm-eating Warbler -
(Helmitheros vermivorum) 

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Identification

  • Small songbird
  • Dull olive above, buffy below
  • Black stripes on buffy head
  • Dark eyeline
  • Pale yellow throat
  • Short broad unmarked tail
  • 5-5.5" (14 cm.)

Habitat

  • Mature forest, hillsides, shady ravines

Additional Information

  • Rare spring migrant and summmer resident
  • Wisconsin endangered species
  • More common in SE United States
  • Eats caterpillars, other insects, and spiders
  • Forages for insects from dead leaf clusters
  • Perches and sings in high tree tops
  • Extremely rare in KVR area

 

 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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