yellowthroat
noun
yel·low·throat
ˈye-lō-ˌthrōt 
ˈye-lə-
: any of several largely olive American warblers (genus Geothlypis)
especially
: one (G. trichas) with yellow breast and throat and in the male a black mask
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Nearby, a chubby common yellowthroat bounced about in a thicket of reeds at the edge of a pond, singing his happy tune.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
Some species, such as Eastern towhees and common yellowthroats, will make their nests in brush piles.
—Scott Kirkwood, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
Other highlights included a prairie warbler, a common yellowthroat, a rusty blackbird, and 3 yellow-bellied sapsuckers in Wellfleet, and a vesper sparrow in Truro.
—BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2020
Also among reports were a smattering of warblers: ovenbird, black-and-white, common yellowthroat, American redstart, yellow, and pine.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2019
In the fields a pair of common yellowthroats foraged at ground level.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 4 May 2018
This is a great time to head out looking for the common yellowthroat.
—Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 July 2017
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
Some species, such as Eastern towhees and common yellowthroats, will make their nests in brush piles.
—Scott Kirkwood, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
Other highlights included a prairie warbler, a common yellowthroat, a rusty blackbird, and 3 yellow-bellied sapsuckers in Wellfleet, and a vesper sparrow in Truro.
—BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2020
Also among reports were a smattering of warblers: ovenbird, black-and-white, common yellowthroat, American redstart, yellow, and pine.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2019
In the fields a pair of common yellowthroats foraged at ground level.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 4 May 2018
This is a great time to head out looking for the common yellowthroat.
—Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 July 2017
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“Yellowthroat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellowthroat. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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