pine warbler

American  

noun

1. a warbler, Dendroica pinus, inhabiting pine forests of the southeastern U.S.

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Etymology

Origin of pine warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

“In 2015, I had great blue heron, red-bellied woodpecker, American crow, American robin, brown thrasher, northern parula, pine warbler, yellow-throated warbler, chipping sparrow, white-throated sparrow.”

From Slate

The pine warbler’s call sounds similar but is faster and more melodic, Ryley said.

From Washington Post

The plant helps support the pine warbler and rare butterflies and other insects.

From Washington Times

And even so simple and definite a thing as the pine warbler's song may be varied by the individual singer from time to time.

From Project Gutenberg

Whereupon the pine warbler sang again, the same trill but with a tittering twang about it that just jocosely imitated the flicker.

From Project Gutenberg