hooded warbler

noun

1. a wood warbler, Wilsonia citrina, of the U.S., olive-green above, yellow below, and having a black head and throat with a yellow face.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hooded warbler¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

A couple of weeks ago, Matt Kaiser, from the brand team at The Times, shared a small personal victory in the Slack channel: “After 19 unsuccessful attempts, in four states over three years, I finally got a good look at my arch nemesis, the hooded warbler!”

From New York Times

A couple of weeks ago, Matt Kaiser, from the brand team at The Times, shared a small personal victory in the Slack channel: “After 19 unsuccessful attempts, in four states over three years, I finally got a good look at my arch nemesis, the hooded warbler!”

From New York Times

Last April, Prum and I drove 20 miles east of New Haven to Hammonasset Beach State Park, a 900-acre patchwork of shoreline, marsh, woodland and meadow on Long Island Sound, with the hope of finding a hooded warbler.

From New York Times

The department says some species of animals in the area are not located in other parts of the state, such as the black rat snake and the hooded warbler.

From Washington Times

Rather than transliterating birdsong into syllables of pseudo-English, as field guides usually do—“Weeta-wee-tee-o,” says the hooded warbler—the book identifies the signature structural characteristics of each species’ repertoire.

From The New Yorker