Birdland: A Tip O’ The Cap And He’s Gone

Wilson’s Warblers are found all over the West, and you have to work fast to spot them. The males are bright yellow with distinctive black caps, which certainly make them stand out. They also sing up a storm. But they are small, and they are usually on the move. They can be seen flitting about at lower levels in shrubby tangles along streams or ponds or the forests’ edge. This Wilson’s Warbler was photographed in the mountains near Carbondale by Mark Silverstein.