Bird guide · Setophaga pinus
Pine Warbler
What the pine warbler eats, where it lives, when it comes to feeders and how to recognise it – with sightings from every US state.
- Season
- Partial migrant
- Size
- 5.3 in (13.5 cm)
- Eats
- suet, seeds
- Feeds
- suet cage, tray/platform
- Most common
- Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama
Food
What do pine warblers eat?
At feeders, pine warblers take suet, seeds.
Unlike most warblers, it regularly comes to feeders for suet.
Feeder that suits it
A suet cage on a tree trunk or pole; peanuts and sunflower hearts work too.
Range
Where do pine warblers live?
Pine woods; almost the whole population winters in the southern US. By share of all bird sightings, pine warblers are most common in Georgia (1.6%).
States where pine warblers are most common
- Georgia1.6%
- South Carolina1.4%
- Alabama1.2%
- North Carolina1.2%
- Mississippi0.9%
- Arkansas0.8%
- New Hampshire0.8%
- Louisiana0.6%
- Maine0.6%
- Florida0.6%
Share of all bird sightings in each state that are pine warblers, 2019–2024.
Season
Does the pine warbler migrate?
Partial migrant. Across the US it is reported in every month; its share of bird sightings is highest in April.
Share of all bird sightings in the US that are pine warblers, by month.
Identification
How to identify the pine warbler
Male: Olive above, yellow on the chest with blurry streaks and two wing bars.
Female: Plainer than male.
Size: 5.3 in (13.5 cm)
On camera
Getting the pine warbler on a feeder camera
Pick a camera feeder that takes a suet cage, or mount a separate camera next to a suet feeder on the trunk – woodpeckers cling to the bark while they feed.
Questions
Pine Warbler: questions
What do pine warblers eat?
At feeders, suet, seeds.
Do pine warblers migrate?
Partial migrant. Across the US it is reported in every month; its share of bird sightings is highest in April.
Where do pine warblers live?
By share of all bird sightings, they are most common in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi. They are rare or absent in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho.
What does a female pine warbler look like?
Plainer than male.