Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
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BirdsIn Adams County, Ohio

Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor (Vieillot, 1809)

Prairie Warbler in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Family
Parulidae
Near Adams County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 45. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (32)
  • Within its mapped range (20)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (35)
  • Recorded, season not shown (1)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Prairie Warbler by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams County25 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Licking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetNo

Season

When it is recorded

In Adams County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 25 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Adams County · records of all species each week, 12,200 in all

Records per week from 25 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Prairie Warbler in Adams County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Prairie WarblerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10007
Jan 11–17006
Jan 18–24005
Jan 25–31006
Feb 1–70017
Feb 8–14008
Feb 15–21007
Feb 22–280013
Mar 1–70078
Mar 8–140065
Mar 15–2100110
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400243
Apr 5–1100417
Apr 12–1800599
Apr 19–2522402
Apr 26 – May 2111687
May 3–922520
May 10–1611320
May 17–2333258
May 24–3000368
May 31 – Jun 622300
Jun 7–1300221
Jun 14–2000196
Jun 21–2700386
Jun 28 – Jul 400420
Jul 5–1111510
Jul 12–1800643
Jul 19–2522757
Jul 26 – Aug 100248
Aug 2–811780
Aug 9–1500453
Aug 16–2200428
Aug 23–2900432
Aug 30 – Sep 500447
Sep 6–1200236
Sep 13–1900324
Sep 20–2600308
Sep 27 – Oct 300114
Oct 4–100098
Oct 11–1700106
Oct 18–240051
Oct 25–3100119
Nov 1–70083
Nov 8–140081
Nov 15–21007
Nov 22–28006
Nov 29 – Dec 50092
Dec 6–120040
Dec 13–190011
Dec 20–26003
Dec 27 – Jan 20025

In Ohio

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 220 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 220 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Prairie Warbler in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Prairie WarblerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–187439,925
Apr 19–2522541,623
Apr 26 – May 247756,391
May 3–930852,952
May 10–1633953,785
May 17–2310657,698
May 24–3013654,651
May 31 – Jun 68553,099
Jun 7–136353,700
Jun 14–209656,625
Jun 21–279655,361
Jun 28 – Jul 40058,477
Jul 5–114361,336
Jul 12–182264,722
Jul 19–257669,753
Jul 26 – Aug 10059,416
Aug 2–81159,712
Aug 9–151155,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–292251,772
Aug 30 – Sep 50057,167
Sep 6–120059,075
Sep 13–192254,543
Sep 20–265445,860
Sep 27 – Oct 32243,180
Oct 4–100037,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus58 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum29 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia28 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva21 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina19 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: no record
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in October to March, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Farmland33%11%
Developed30%49%
Forest30%31%
Wetland6%5%
Grassland and shrub1%0.9%

From 103 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

220 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.