Dee At 8 A.M.: Common Yellowthroat

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Monday, February 23, 2026

February 23, 2026

I am a female Common Yellowthroat

Yellow-throated Warbler has a similar name

But their distribution is smaller

And they're a bit taller

In fact, throat color is the only thing that's the same.

Location: Stormwater Treatment Area 1 West, Belle Glade

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Yellowthroat/id

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-throated_Warbler/id

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Saturday, January 10, 2026

January 10, 2026

I am a male Common Yellowthroat

But there's nothing common about me

I wear a black mask

When out looking for snacks

I skulk about and look somewhat shifty.

Location: West Cocoa

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Yellowthroat/overview

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

January 14, 2025

I am a sub-adult male Common Yellowthroat

You can see my black mask but it's patchy

If I was female I'd have no black at all

If was adult, I'd look flashy, not shabby.

Special thanks to guest photographer David Simpson.

Location: Pinewoods Park, Miami

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Yellowthroat/id

Thursday, February 16, 2023

February 16, 2023

I am a male Common Yellowthroat,

I wear a black mask that is trimmed in white

My throat is bright yellow,

I'm an adorable fellow

You can find me in habitats both wet and dry.

Location: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Yellowthroat/lifehistory

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

January 19, 2021

I am an immature male Common Yellowthroat,

You can see the start of my black mask

You can find me in low vegetation

Where eating bugs is my main task.

Location: Titusville, Blackpoint Wildlife Drive

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Yellowthroat/lifehistory

Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

Sunday, June 21, 2020

June 21, 2020

Location: Fellsmere, St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park

I am a juvenile Common Yellowthroat,

I don't look like my mom, I've no yellow on my chest

Nor do I have a black mask like my dad

I'm too young to determine my sex.

Note: David identified this bird as a juvenile Common Yellowthroat based on the bird's shape. Following the ID, we had a long discussion about the difference between immature versus juvenile. The short of it is that all non-adult birds are immature; juvenile birds are a subset of immature birds that are still in their first post-down plumage (as this bird is.) Click the link below for an interesting article from 1946 which describes in detail the names of age groups of young birds.

Sources: Cornell Lab All About Birds - Common Yellowthroat

Names of Age Groups of Young Birds, Harold B. Wood, 1946

Friday, December 7, 2018

December 7, 2018

Location: Viera Wetlands

I'm a female Common Yellowthroat
I hang out in thick vegetation looking for bugs.
Boys know I'm a girl cause I don't have a black mask,
So they don't attack me, they just come looking for love.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

October 24, 2017

Location: Vero Beach, Riverside Park

I'm a female Common Yellowthroat,
I don't wear a black mask like my mate.
He sings to me a witchety-witchety-witchety song,
And we eat bugs and caterpillars when we go out on dates.