Canada warbler

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT

The breeding range of the Canada warbler extends from southeastern Yukon in the northwest, throughout southern Canada, to southern New England in the northeast to as far south as northern Georgia. It winters in northern South America and migrates throughout Central American and eastern Mexico.

Breeding habitat includes moist thickets of woodland undergrowth, bogs, shrubs along streams or near swamps, and deciduous second growth. During the winter, their habitat consists of forested areas of foothills and mountains.

DIET

Canada warblers are insectivorous. They will feed on mosquitoes, beetles, flies, moths, caterpillars, as well as other insects.

LIFE CYCLE

The breeding season for the Canada warbler in New Jersey is between mid-May and early to mid-August.
Nests are built by the female and are on or near the ground, among tree roots, cavities in stream banks, sides of rocks, stumps, or fallen logs, or on the ground under shrubs. Between 3 to 5 eggs are laid in May or June and incubation lasts about 12 days. The young are tended to by both parents. There is a single brood during the breeding season.