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  • 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.

    The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year William Beebe 1919

  • The blackburnian is an exquisite little fellow, marked with white and black, but with the crown, several patches on the face, the throat and breast of a rich warm orange that glows amid the green foliage like a living coal of fire.

    The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year William Beebe 1919

  • Perhaps the two most beautiful -- most reflective of bright tropical skies and flowers -- are the magnolia and the blackburnian.

    The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year William Beebe 1919

  • Species include the Canada warbler, the chestnut-sided warbler, the blackburnian warbler and the scarlet tanager.

    The Nature Conservancy 2009

  • Species include the Canada warbler, the chestnut-sided warbler, the blackburnian warbler and the scarlet tanager.

    The Nature Conservancy 2009

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