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Nashville Warbler, Annie McLeod
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Photo: Annie McLeod
Breeding evidence - Nashville Warbler
Breeding evidence
Relative abundance - Nashville Warbler
Relative abundance
Probability of observation - Nashville Warbler
Probability of observation

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Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla

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Conserv. status:
SRank S5B
Number of squares
ConfirmedProbablePossiblePoint counts
2 10 245 1252
Long-term BBS trends
RegionYearsTrend (conf. interv.) Reliab.
Saskatchewan1970 - 2022 4.48 (1.47 - 7.49)Low
Canada1970 - 2022 -0.589 (-1.14 - -0.0367)Medium

Mean abundance (number of birds detected per 5 min. point count) and percentage of squares occupied by region

Bird Conservation Regions [abund. plot] [%squares plot]
Arctic Plains and MountainsBoreal Hardwood TransitionBoreal Softwood Shield
Abund.%SquaresAbund.%SquaresAbund.%Squares
      0.015%
Boreal Taiga PlainsPrairie PotholesTaiga Shield and Hudson Plains
Abund.%SquaresAbund.%SquaresAbund.%Squares
0.028% 0.00% 0.01%

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Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:

The Nashville Warbler is unique among North American warblers in that it has a disjunct breeding range: the western subspecies (O r. ridgwayi) breeds in the southern interior of British Columbia and northwestern US, wintering in California and western Mexico; the eastern subspecies (O. r. ruficapilla) breeds from central Saskatchewan east to the Maritimes and south to the northcentral and northeastern US, wintering from Texas to northern Central America.

"Nesting occurs in varied habitats such as open muskeg and deciduous shrubbery? (Smith 1996). As a migrant this warbler can be seen in a variety of wooded habitats.

The Manitoba Lowlands are the heart of the Nashville Warbler's Saskatchewan breeding range. Here it is a fairly common summer resident; to the west its numbers decline rapidly, as it is uncommon at Emma Lake and rare at Canoe and Kazan Lakes. It is a rare and local-probable or possible-breeder in the northern boreal regions, the parklands and the Cypress Hills. In southern Saskatchewan, the Nashville is an irregular spring and fall transient (Smith 1996).

Original text by Lorriene Salisbury. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky

Read more about the Nashville Warbler in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.

LeeAnn M. Latremouille

Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. Nashville Warbler in Latremouille, L. M., S. L. Van Wilgenburg, C. B. Jardine, D. Lepage, A. R. Couturier, D. Evans, D. Iles, and K. L. Drake (eds.). 2025. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Saskatchewan, 2017-2021. Birds Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan https://sk.birdatlas.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=NAWA&lang=en [14 Nov 2025]

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