Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Breeding Range. (Fig. 144). Common in the Turtle Mountains, in the Agassiz Lake Plain Region, and throughout the Prairie Pothole Region; fairly common in the Southwestern Slope Region.
Breeding Habitat. Lush stands of herbaceous vegetation, with or without associated small trees and shrubs, that occur on rich moist soil or on wet or boggy sites. Included are fens, wet-meadow zones of ponds and lakes or streams, shallow-marsh and deep-marsh zones of ponds and lakes during drought conditions, shrub swamps, wooded borders of wetlands, lowland wood margins or openings, upland thickets of tall shrubs and small trees (including such species as western rose, hawthorn, Saskatoon serviceberry, and choke cherry), dense upland thickets of mature low shrubs (including wolfberry and silver sage), mature alfalfa hayfields, retired cropland, shelterbelts, weedy orchards, and partially wooded, weedy residential areas of towns and farmsteads. This species was found to be especially abundant in wet-meadow zones along streams or pond margins that were dominated by prairie cordgrass.
Nesting. Probable nesting season: Early June to mid-August. Egg dates (2 nests): June 15 [1963] in Benson County and July 10 [1964 - 1 egg and 2 newly hatched young] in Stutsman County (RES). On July 9, [1897], a nest containing three large nestlings was found in Benson County (Rolfe 1897b). Adults carrying food were recorded in Stutsman County on August 5, 1971 (RES).
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| Figure 144. Breeding Range of Common Yellowthroat. |
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