Kentucky warbler
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Kentucky warbler
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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Combined waterfowl populations have increased by 37 million in the Prairie Pothole Region since 1990, even as forest birds like the Kentucky warbler and grassland birds like the bobolink have been in prolonged decline.
From Slate ● May 10, 2018
Official state bird: northern cardinal Kentucky warbler Courtesy of Don R. Faulkner 18.
From Slate ● May 17, 2013
Presently a male Kentucky warbler appeared with a couple of large worms in his beak, and I made up my mind to find his nest if perseverance could accomplish that object.
From Our Bird Comrades by Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
In the nesting season this song is repeated over and over again with a persistency worthy of a Kentucky warbler.
From Bird Neighbors by Neltje Blanchan
A few days later, in the same hollow, a Kentucky warbler was singing contentedly, showing no signs of uneasiness.
From Our Bird Comrades by Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
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