Seiurus aurocapilla

Ovenbirds are a large, olive-brown warbler with a distinctive orange crown that have a very different behaviour to other warblers. Most warblers spend their time up in the treetops feeding, but ovenbirds prefer to spend their time closer to the ground foraging. They’re hard to see with this behaviour, but they have a very distinct song that makes them easier to find. If you are walking around Murphys Point and hear a bird that sounds like its saying “teacher, teacher, teacher, teacher” repeatedly, keep your eye out on the ground because you may just see this elusive bird! A lot of birds are named for their colours, but ovenbirds are actually named for the nest the female makes. The females make nests in the shape of an oven on the ground which is where the name comes from!