This is Brodie with Illinois Extension and I’m here with a new “voice of the wild”

A small warbler; one of our smallest, with a brilliant white eyering on a blue-gray head. Their acrobatic search for insects hidden in the foliage might reveal another giveaway plumage trait; a dash of white between the legs on otherwise yellow underparts. Despite only living in the mid US for the few short weeks it takes them to transit the distance during migration this bird nonetheless bares the name of a central US city; this is the Nashville warbler.

The Nashville’s song is a good one to learn because they’re quite vocal. They can also sometimes sound a little like a Tennessee warbler…just remember that the Tennessee’s song has three parts while the Nashville’s has two. Here’s the Nashville warbler again.

Thank you to the Macaulay library at the Cornell lab for today’s sound. Learn more about voice of the wild at go.illinois.edu/VOW