The male yellow warbler is lemon-yellow with deep red streaks on its breast. The purpose for last Saturday's trip to the lake was to scope out the other end of that narrow peninsula to see if the little green herons had returned. At least two pair have returned. One nest is on the lake side and is difficult to see, but the other faces the shore. Once you find it, it is easily observable with binoculars.
Little greens have a strong site bond and return year after year to the same nesting site.
They are monogamous during the nesting season and both parents help in nest building, incubating and caring for the young. The little green is a wide-ranging species. It nests from the the northwestern U.S. to southeastern Canada to the Gulf coastal states. It winters from the southern U.S. to South America. It has been known to use feathers, bread crumbs and small twigs to attract fish.