Maybe it's because yellow is my favorite color, but I have a particular fondness for yellow birds. Here are a couple that have been seen this spring.
Palm Warbler
The Palm Warbler, unlike most warblers, spends a lot of time walking on the ground, foraging for insects, and bobbing its tail as it goes. The tail bobbing is an identifying trait whether the bird is on the ground or perched on a branch.
American Goldfinch
A male American Goldfinch in the spring is a real showstopper. Goldfinches can be found in patches of thistles and weeds along roadsides, and seen all year round at my feeder eating nyjer thistle seed, but it is only in the spring that the males turn this brilliant color. The females are more drab.
Common yellowthroat
As it's name describes, yellowthroats are common and nest in open marshes, it is found in practically every reed-bed and patch of cattails from coast to coast.
