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Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

Small gray-green warbler with orange crown (often hidden). Year-round Bay Area resident; gleaning insectivore in chaparral and scrub habitats.

Plants that support Orange-crowned Warbler

5 plants

California Buckeye

Aesculus californica

moderate

tree

Spring migration diet, gleaning insects from foliage

Bay Area native

Cascade Barberry

Berberis nervosa

moderate

perennial herb

Dense evergreen structure provides nesting and foraging cover during breeding season in understory

Bay Area native

Cottonwood

Populus fremontii subsp. fremontii

moderate

tree

Spring migrant; forages on emerging foliage and arthropods in riparian Fremont cottonwoods

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

moderate

shrub

Winter resident utilizing fruit resources in California chaparral and oak woodlands

Bay Area native

Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum

moderate

shrub

Spring migrant consuming berries during northbound migration (Mar-Apr)

Bay Area native