YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (Dendroica coronata) [Audubon's Warbler; Myrtle Warbler]
Two subspecies have been collected on the islands:
- auduboni
- hooveri
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- SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND
- SAN NICOLAS ISLAND
- SANTA BARBARA ISLAND
- SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
- SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
- SANTA ROSA ISLAND
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND
1897 San Clemente Island: “Dendroica auduboni—Audubon's Warbler. I took a single specimen on March 28; it was at the windmill and was evidently a winter visitant...The party consisted of Joseph Grinnell, who had immediate charge of the expedition, and gave special attention to the ornithology and entomology of the islands; Horace Gaylord, who collected mammals; and Harry Gaylord and James Brittan [Britton] who devoted their time to archaeology. The party left San Pedro harbor May 11 in a large fishing schooner... [returning June 9, 1897]”
Grinnell, Joseph The Islands of Santa Barbara, San Nicolas and San Clemente, in the Spring of 1897 Pasadena Academy of Sciences Publication No. 1, August, 1897 (26 pages).
1907 San Clemente Island: “Dendroica auduboni. Audubon Warbler. Common, October to February inelusive .” [“Visits were made to Clemente in January, February, March, April and October, 1907.”]
Linton, C. B. Notes from San Clemente Island The Condor 10:82-86, March 1908
| ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
| San Clemente Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | March 28, 1897 | MVZ-37464 | Dendroica coronata auduboni | Birds |
| San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | MCZ | March 20, 1907 | MCZ-316998 | Dendroica coronata auduboni | Birds |
| San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | MCZ | November 19, 1908 | MCZ-63982 | Dendroica coronata coronata | Birds |
| San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | MCZ | November 23, 1908 | MCZ-316819 | Dendroica coronata auduboni | Birds |
| San Clemente Island | J. Mailliard & J. W. Mailliard | CAS | March 25, 1918 | CAS-54266 | Dendroica coronata auduboni | Birds |
| San Clemente Island | J. Mailliard & J. W. Mailliard | CAS | March 27, 1918 | CAS-54266 | Dendroica coronata auduboni | Birds |
| San Clemente Island | O. A. Willett | LACM | November 15, 1939 | LACM-19685 | Dendroica coronata auduboni | Birds |
SAN NICOLAS ISLAND
| ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
| San Nicolas Island | H. H. Sheldon | UCLA | May 1, 1929 | UCLA-27501 | Dendroica coronata auduboni | Birds |
SANTA BARBARA ISLAND
1897 Santa Barbara Island: “Dendroica coronata—Myrtle Warbler. I shot an adult female May 15, the only one seen. It was flying past the ravine above our camp. A migrant...The party consisted of Joseph Grinnell, who had immediate charge of the expedition, and gave special attention to the ornithology and entomology of the islands; Horace Gaylord, who collected mammals; and Harry Gaylord and James Brittan [Britton] who devoted their time to archaeology. The party left San Pedro harbor May 11 in a large fishing schooner... [returning June 9, 1897]”
Grinnell, Joseph The Islands of Santa Barbara, San Nicolas and San Clemente, in the Spring of 1897 Pasadena Academy of Sciences Publication No. 1, August, 1897 (26 pages).
| ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
| Santa Barbara Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | May 15, 1897 | MVZ-37398 | Dendroica coronata hooveri | Birds |
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
1905-1906 Santa Catalina Island: “Dendroica auduboni. Audubon Warbler. Quite numerous in the washes.” [“These notes are the result of two brief sojourns on Santa Catalina Island in the month of April, eight days being spent in 1905, and five in 1906. Fortunately both trips were made after wet seasons; the hills were carpeted with grass, flowers and insects were abundant.”]
Richardson, Charles H., Jr. Spring Notes from Santa Catalina Island The Condor 10(2):65-68, March 1908
| ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
| Santa Catalina Island | F. Stephens | SDMNH | March 23, 1893 | SDNHM-1382 | Setophaga coronata auduboni | Birds |
| Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 28, 1897 | MVZ-37465 | Dendroica coronata auduboni | Birds |
| Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | November 26, 1904 | MVZ-37466 | Dendroica coronata auduboni | Birds |
| Santa Catalina Island | Irwin D. Nokes | WFVZ | February 9, 1915 | WFVZ-2636 | Dendroica coronata | Eggs |
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
1898 Santa Cruz Island: “...Following is a list of birds observed during my stay:- Audubon's WArbler (Dendroica auduboni ); ...”
Mailliard, Jos., Spring Notes on the Birds of Santa Cruz Island, Cal., April,1898 The Condor 1(1):41-45, April 1899
| ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
| Santa Cruz Island | M. M. Peet | UMMZ | November 4, 1935 | UMMZ-192532 | Dendroica coronata auduboni | Birds |
SANTA ROSA ISLAND
1927 Santa Rosa Island: “Dendroica auduboni. Audubon Warbler. Three birds were seen by Pemberton on April 3.” [“Through the generosity of Mr. Silsby M. Spalding who placed at our disposal his splendid cruiser Padariva I the writer accompanied by H. W. Carriger, Dudley DeGroot and 0. W. Howard was enabled to spend the
period from March 25 to April 5, 1927, inclusive, among the Channel Islands off the coast of southern California.”]
Pemberton, J. R. Additions to the known avifauna of the Santa Barbara Islands The Condor 30(2):144-148, March-April 1928
