Connecticut warbler

noun

a North American wood warbler, Oporornis agilis, olive-green above with a gray head and throat and yellow below.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Connecticut warbler¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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A good friend, a white birder, called him to tell him about a sighting of a rare bird: the Connecticut Warbler.

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But the joke is on us: it’s only a Connecticut warbler.

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Most Transient Visitants are found both in the spring and fall, but some, like the Connecticut Warbler, are found in the North Atlantic States only in the fall.

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Almost the first specimen I saw was a Connecticut warbler perched in full view and exposing himself perfectly.

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One morning in northern Lake Michigan I found a Connecticut Warbler lying dead on the deck beneath my stateroom window after a stormy night of wind and rain.

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