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Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)
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BirdsIn Ohio

Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Parulidae
Genus
Setophaga
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Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 5 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (14)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (61)
  • Recorded, season not shown (8)
  • Season shown (5)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Northern Yellow Warbler by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County145 · Season shown
Darke County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County62 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking County20 · Season shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County97 · Season shown
Lucas County346 · Season shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa County87 · Recorded, season not shown
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County269 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Ohio

Late April to mid-July, middle week May 10–16

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

Records per week from 2,098 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 570 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

Show as a table
Records of Northern Yellow Warbler in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Northern Yellow 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 12–184139,925
Apr 19–2532841,623
Apr 26 – May 21421056,391
May 3–93681052,952
May 10–165851053,785
May 17–233921057,698
May 24–301481054,651
May 31 – Jun 6801053,099
Jun 7–13601053,700
Jun 14–20491056,625
Jun 21–2743955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 431958,477
Jul 5–1115661,336
Jul 12–1823764,722
Jul 19–2529969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 124859,416
Aug 2–814659,712
Aug 9–1518755,994
Aug 16–2210354,328
Aug 23–292251,772
Aug 30 – Sep 56457,167
Sep 6–122259,075
Sep 13–199654,543
Sep 20–263345,860
Sep 27 – Oct 33143,180
Oct 4–101137,841
Oct 11–173230,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–311119,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–141112,621
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.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Setophaga recorded in Ohio

American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaBay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaBlack-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensBlack-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensBlackburnian WarblerSetophaga fuscaBlackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataCape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaCerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaChestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaHooded WarblerSetophaga citrinaMagnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaNorthern ParulaSetophaga americanaPalm WarblerSetophaga palmarumPine WarblerSetophaga pinusPrairie WarblerSetophaga discolorYellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataYellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla406 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata286 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata116 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas93 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla93 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: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

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

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Wetland34%5%
Developed34%49%
Forest17%31%
Farmland10%11%
Open water3%3%
Barren1%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.5%0.9%

From 562 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)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Setophaga aestiva aestivasubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Northern Yellow Warbler's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

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

2,098 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.