prairie warbler

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noun

an eastern North American wood warbler, Dendroica discolor, olive-green above, yellow below, and striped with black on the face and sides.

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Origin of prairie warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

He stands, one assumes on a porch, which overlooks a prairie.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One year later and 10 blocks away, my mother came into the world, the granddaughter of those pioneers who had roamed the prairie.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There, abandoned “ghost towns” populate the prairie fields and deserts, serving as a reminder of a not-so-distant past.
The Ghost Towns of Arizona Live On|Justin Jones|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Harvey now lives in the central prairie province of Saskatchewan, Canadian news reports say, along with her husband and son.
Canada’s Newest Refugee: A Florida Mom Convicted of Unlawful Sex With a Minor|Tim Mak|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Because there is always this about the land, about prairie and pond and mountain: they never go away.
The Death of a Rodeo Cowboy|Peter Richmond|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
This, thought I, is a dismal-looking outcome—two men and a dead horse left high and dry on the sun-flooded prairie.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Not while I had the open prairie underfoot and the summer sky above, and hands to strike a blow or pull a trigger.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
"We'll be blamed lucky if we don't run into a prairie-fire before mornin'," Piegan grumbled.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
One company also has irrigation works, and ready-made farms for settlers in the prairie provinces.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow