blackburnian

Updated: May 17, 2025

The northern warblers drift past us southward the magnolia, blackburnian, Canadian fly-catching, and others, bringing memories of spruce and balsam to those of us who have lived with them in the forests of the north. "It's getting too cold for the little fellows," says the wiseacre, who sees you watching the smaller birds as they pass southward. Is it, though?

William Beebe - The Log of the Sun: A Chronicle of Nature's Year