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The Hooded Warbler, Wilsonia citrina , is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America across the eastern USA and into southernmost Canada.

It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. This is a very rare vagrant to western EuropeFor the band of the same name, see Europe (band . Europe is a continent forming the westermost part of the Eurasian supercontinent. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Se.

The Hooded Warbler has a plain olive green-brown back and yellow underparts. The outer tail has white feather fringes. The male has a black hood surrounding the yellow face.

The breeding habitat is broadleaved woodlands with dense undergrowth. Hooded Warblers nest low in a bush, laying 3-5 eggs in a cup nest.

These birds feed on insectSubclass Apterygota Symphypleona globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Palaeodictyoptera extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata ( dragonfls, often found in low vegetation or caught by flycatching.

The song is a series of musical notes, too-ee too-ee too-ee teechoo. The call is a loud chip.

These birds are often the victim of the Brown-headed CowbirdThe Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater is a small icterid. Adults have a short finch-like bill and dark eyes. The adult male is mainly irridescent black with a brown head. The adult female is grey with a pale throat and fine streaking on the underparts., especially where their forest habitat is fragmented.

Reference

New World Warblers by Curson, Quinn and Beadle, BooksEnthsiast.com