Subject: Wilson's Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla

Location: Along the Dempster Highway, km 125, Yukon, Canada

Stock Number: 09-36226

Comments: Three yellow Warbler species make up the genus Wilsonia. Only Wilsonia pusilla ranges north of the Arctic Circle, and as far west as Alaska.

Favored habitats for Wilsonia pusilla are willow and alder thickets.

The species nests on the ground, typically in a dense clump of weeds. The eggs are four or five in number, and are white with brown spots.

Related image: Another Yukon bird shown on this site is the White-tailed Ptarmigan.