PANAMA IS CRITICAL WINTERING GROUND FOR MILLIONS OF NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRDS

March 6, 2025.Reading time 5 minutes.

Prothonotary Warbler aka Golden Swamp Warbler On Wintering Grounds in Panama

Prothonotary Warblers, aka Golden Swamp Warblers to us southerners, like these photographed in Bocas del Toro, Panama 11/01-02/24, are starting to head back to the swamps of the Southeast & waterways of the mid-west. They have been ‘wintering’ during the rainy season (our fall & winter months) in the tropical rainforests and mangroves of Central […]

GOLDEN SWAMP WARBLER: UNFORTUNATELY FORMALLY KNOWN AS PROTHONOTARY WARBLER

April 13, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Prothonotary Warblers should be known, in my opinion, as the field mark appropriate, easier to remember & pronounce, Golden Swamp Warbler. This is another example of obscure 18th century conceitful naming. Prothonotaries are papal clerks that wear yellow robes. Yellow being the only common characteristic & certainly not a connection known by common folks, especially […]