Prothonotary Definition & Meaning

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Preparing to release a prothonotary warbler after banding it at the Fort Morgan State Historic Site in Fort Morgan, Ala., last month.Credit...

From New York Times

In the fall, there’s a chance you’ll peep various warblers — including prothonotary warblers, blue-winged warblers and chestnut-sided warblers — alongside waterfowl, such as wood ducks and Canada geese, and a plethora of vireos, such as white-eyed vireos and warbling vireos.

From Washington Post

Rare bird: Yellow-orange with blue-gray wings, the Prothonotary Warbler has been spotted in Fresno.

From New York Times

Landscape architect Kate Orff is taking in the scene: the tiger swallowtail butterflies flitting from bank to bank, the flash of the prothonotary warblers and the music of the creek itself, which is rushing over a washboard of rocks in a way that is both energetic and calming.

From Washington Post

In the property’s hardwood forests, small, yellow birds called prothonotary warblers will flit from branch to branch.

From Washington Times