http://smithsonianscience.org/2014/10/rare-american-warbler-stuns-scientists-by-adapting-thriving-in-a-new-ecosystem/ News about the Smithsonian’s research in the fields of anthropology, astrophysics, conservation biology, geology, materials science, paleontology, zoology, and global climate change. Mon, 08 Dec 2014 08:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 http://smithsonianscience.org/2014/10/rare-american-warbler-stuns-scientists-by-adapting-thriving-in-a-new-ecosystem/#comment-26287 Thu, 27 Nov 2014 04:35:00 +0000 http://smithsonianscience.org/?p=32113#comment-26287 i’ve occasionally heard swainson’s warblers holding territories in privet understory dominated bottomlands in central NC… an interesting bridge in between their rhododendron mountain thickets and cane thickets of the coast

]]> http://smithsonianscience.org/2014/10/rare-american-warbler-stuns-scientists-by-adapting-thriving-in-a-new-ecosystem/#comment-26269 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:07:00 +0000 http://smithsonianscience.org/?p=32113#comment-26269 I should clarify what I mean about both the Worm-eating and Swainson’s warblers: Neither of these is “expected” to use the pine plantations, but they do use them when the plantations meet their habitat requirements.

]]> http://smithsonianscience.org/2014/10/rare-american-warbler-stuns-scientists-by-adapting-thriving-in-a-new-ecosystem/#comment-26268 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:05:00 +0000 http://smithsonianscience.org/?p=32113#comment-26268 Not a big surprise. Worm-eating Warblers will also use pine plantations at a specific stage. The plantation must be a certain height and density and have a fair amount of broad-leafed trees mixed in. This usually occurs before the plantation is thinned. With a little practice, it can be easy to recognize which plantations will have Worm-eating Warblers.

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