Northern Parula - Parula americana
General Description
ADULT MALE: Head and upperparts mostly grayish blue; patch on center of back greenish yellow; wings and tail grayish blue, the wings showing two prominent white bars and the tail having white spots on the outer feathers near its end; throat and breast mostly yellow, the breast crossed by a band of bluish black bordered with chestnut; belly white; flanks slightly washed with rufous. ADULT FEMALE: Similar, but patch on back duller and underparts light yellow with breast band generally lacking.
Distribution
Accidental
Observations in Montana: 10
Montana Counties
Carter, Flathead, Madison, Missoula, Ravalli, Richland, Valley, Yellowstone