[Length 5 in. Wingspan 6.75 in.]

A common breeding bird along forest edges and overgrown meadows, the Common Yellowthroat is found throughout the US and southern Canada. The male is more often heard than seen, singing from the cover of bushes. Fortunately, he is easily recognized by his repetitive "WITCHITY-WITCHITY-WITCHITY" song. When he finally shows himself, he is a handsome bird, olive drab above and lemon yellow below, with a black, Raccoon-like face mask. This one was photographed along the wooded edge of a field in northwestern New Jersey, USA. A worm was digitally removed from the bird's bill in the "computer darkroom" to enhance the aesthetics of the photo. Photo taken with a Soligor 300mm f5.6 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1979)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 6.75 in.]

This male Common Yellowthroat was photographed at the Frontera Audubon Nature Center, Brownsville, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 21, 2009)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 6.75 in.]

This male Common Yellowthroat was photographed at SPI Convention Center grardens, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: April 11, 2011)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 6.75 in.]

This male Common Yellowthroat was photographed at Valley Land Fund's Sheepshead Lots, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: April 30, 2011)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 6.75 in.]

This male Common Yellowthroat was photographed at the Convention Center gardens, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D3200 camera. (Date: April 15, 2013)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 6.75 in.]

This male Common Yellowthroat was photographed at the SPI Convention Center gardens, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: April 22, 2016)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 6.75 in.]

This female Common Yellowthroat was photographed during fall migration at Higbee Beach in Cape May, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1989)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 8 in.]

This male Gray-crowned Yellowthroat was photographed at Santa Ana NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2000)