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BirdsIn Ottawa County, Ohio

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea (Boddaert, 1783)

Prothonotary Warbler in all of Ohio
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Parulidae
Genus
Protonotaria

Conservation status

Species of concern in Ohio (Ohio Division of Wildlife, June 2026)

Ohio's Division of Wildlife names it as one that might become threatened in Ohio under continued or increased stress, or one it has some concern for but too little information to judge. It is not listed as endangered or threatened.

Near Ottawa County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 85. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (1)
  • Within its mapped range (46)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (37)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (2)
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
Prothonotary Warbler by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashtabula County21 · Season shownYes: summer
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Delaware County34 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lucas County353 · Season shownNo
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Montgomery CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ottawa County33 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer

Season

When it is recorded

In Ottawa County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 33 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ottawa County · records of all species each week, 13,333 in all

Records per week from 33 records in 9 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 Prothonotary Warbler in Ottawa County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Prothonotary WarblerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100042
Jan 11–170040
Jan 18–240041
Jan 25–310014
Feb 1–70022
Feb 8–140022
Feb 15–210037
Feb 22–280078
Mar 1–70065
Mar 8–140041
Mar 15–210062
Mar 22–280079
Mar 29 – Apr 40079
Apr 5–110080
Apr 12–1800189
Apr 19–2500235
Apr 26 – May 200203
May 3–983557
May 10–161581,468
May 17–23641,043
May 24–3011430
May 31 – Jun 600351
Jun 7–1311223
Jun 14–2000267
Jun 21–2711463
Jun 28 – Jul 400405
Jul 5–1100376
Jul 12–1800448
Jul 19–2500387
Jul 26 – Aug 100406
Aug 2–811430
Aug 9–1500814
Aug 16–2200447
Aug 23–2900353
Aug 30 – Sep 500430
Sep 6–1200406
Sep 13–1900448
Sep 20–2600366
Sep 27 – Oct 300274
Oct 4–1000280
Oct 11–1700169
Oct 18–2400136
Oct 25–3100105
Nov 1–70081
Nov 8–1400136
Nov 15–210040
Nov 22–280053
Nov 29 – Dec 50051
Dec 6–120036
Dec 13–190031
Dec 20–260042
Dec 27 – Jan 20052

In Ohio

Early May to mid-July, middle week May 17–23

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 923 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 327 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Prothonotary Warbler in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Prothonotary 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 22–28116,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–141110,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–186539,925
Apr 19–256641,623
Apr 26 – May 228756,391
May 3–985952,952
May 10–162781053,785
May 17–232611057,698
May 24–30561054,651
May 31 – Jun 630953,099
Jun 7–1329953,700
Jun 14–2013656,625
Jun 21–2720755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 412758,477
Jul 5–1127461,336
Jul 12–187464,722
Jul 19–2523669,753
Jul 26 – Aug 17459,416
Aug 2–86459,712
Aug 9–152255,994
Aug 16–228354,328
Aug 23–293251,772
Aug 30 – Sep 55357,167
Sep 6–125259,075
Sep 13–193254,543
Sep 20–260045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 30043,180
Oct 4–101137,841
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

  • Northern Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva48 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Goldfinch Spinus tristis25 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla18 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus14 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.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 1 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Months not reported

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

Not reported in Ohio in November to January, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Wetland70%5%
Forest16%31%
Developed9%49%
Open water3%3%
Farmland1%11%
Grassland and shrub0.7%0.9%
Barren0.3%0.6%

From 301 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
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

923 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.