Often Heard

June 27, 2026

A bird I rarely see but often hear, with its mnemonic of, “Wheat-a wheat-a wheat-EE-oh”.

A Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citron), here during the breeding season, and also in other parts of the eastern US and the most southern part of Canada. Wintering in Central America and the West Indies.

They eat insects found in dense vegetation in the woods, or they will fly out and catch insects mid-air. Though they don’t come to my feeders, on occasion I’ll see one at my birdbath.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

3 thoughts on “Often Heard”

  1. New one for me! Apparently they have been sighted in Maine during migration, but not often.
    Thanks for sharing, Bren!

    1. The Hooded Warbler was a bird that greeted us here, before our cabin was built, more than 30 years ago. We’d come down from Arlington to enjoy nature every weekend, apparently just at the perfect spot. Now that we’re here all the time, I rarely see these beauties, but as I said, I do hear them often. Ah nature! Don’t you love it!
      So glad that you read my posts!
      Bren

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