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Northern Parula is a very uncommon warbler in Newfoundland. At the moment there are no confirmed nesting records, but recent work in western Newfoundland strongly suggests that they do in fact breed. This is a stunningly beautiful warbler - the most colorful of any of our songbirds. 

  Yellow Warbler is a common nesting species in Newfoundland. It arrives in June and departs in September. Yellow warblers nest in low deciduous growth. Their cup-shaped nests can often be seen in alder beds after the leaves fall.  This is a male in breeding plumage - note the reddish stripes on the breast that are absent from females.

Yellow-rumped Warbler is one of the warblers to return earliest each Spring. It is also the species most commonly seen on Christmas Bird Counts in Newfoundland.

Black-throated Green Warbler is a common breeding species in Newfoundland. It prefers tall forests, preferably with a mix of conifers and deciduous. It is said to "sing its name" as in "I'm-a-black-throat-GREEN!!" It is aggressive and very active, and responds enthusiastically to "pishing". 

Blackpoll Warbler is one of the most common Newfoundland warblers. This is a breeding-plumage male. Note the solid black cap or "poll" that gives this bird its name. In non-breeding plumage, blackpolls look very different, becoming a streaky olive, yellow and brown bird with little or no trace of the bold black and white breeding colors.

  Black and White Warbler is a common breeding species in Newfoundland. Occasionally, individuals stay late into the winter. Black and white warblers are most often seen in deciduous trees such as birch, where they creep along the branches and trunk, poking for insects under the bark. Their call is a loud, high, "whee-zee-whee-zee-whee-zee-whee-zee!" all on the same pitch. Photo © Karen Chappell

Connecticut Warbler has only been recorded once in Newfoundland. This is the actual bird, photographed at Cape Race lighthouse on September 28, 1996.

Hooded Warbler is a visitor from the Atlantic Coast of the United States. It is quite rare - there are fewer than ten records for Newfoundland. This individual is a fall-plumage male, found exhausted in the grass at Cape May, Burin Peninsula, one early September. It was released unharmed.