Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) - 02Dec2015 and others

The Yellow-rumped Warbler for us here in coastal North Carolina is a harbinger of winter but also it's disappearance is a good indicator of spring.  Affectionately called butterbutts, they are quite drab in winter except the bright yellow rumps.

Here is one from NC when I kicked off my 2018 big year, I think at Wrightsville Beach.

Here is one after the big snowstorm in Wilmington on 05Jan2018 photographed at the Cross City Trail which was crusted with ice.

Here is one from the Audubon's race out west that shows the yellow throat.  It was photographed in the Phoenix area in AZ.

Here is one from NC that I initially thought might be some kind of hybrid due to the yellow shades on throat but I realized it was probably just pollen from the camellia flowers it was picking insects off of.