Elusive and darting in the underbrush, this Common Yellowthroat Warblers gave me a few seconds of a full body view.




Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
October 15, 2024
I saw movement but it took my eyes a few minutes to spot this little songbird staring back at me.

The Merlin Bird ID app tells me this is a Common Yellowthroat, to my eye looking a whole lot like many other young or female warblers.

He was on the hunt, jumping from branch to branch, checking behind these waxy leaves for bugs or worms.

I got a quick full body peek while he contemplated his next move, which was to zoom into the heights of this tree.

Common Yellowthroat Warblers, either female or immature, but still looking pretty snazzy, entertained me as they flitted in and out of some marsh grass and cattails.

There were at least two, and may have been more; it was hard to tell as they zipped in and out of the underbrush.

Most of the time they were down in the thicker clumps, but did give me a few clearer views.
