Hello tweets
My spousal unit Glen Buschmann was in the kitchen this morning,
looking out at the Red-flowering Currant which is in full glorious
bloom. We've seen a lot of Hummers using it,but this morning he was
blown away to watch an Orange-crowned Warbler checking out all the
flowers and sticking its bill inside of them, apparently taking nectar
out. He watched this for a good 5 minutes from a distance of about 8
feet; the warbler moved methodically up and down the bush, checking out
most of the flowers. I never heard of a warbler that nectared, but
considering that these birds spend much of their lives in subtropical
climates, I suppose it shouldn't surprise me. Has anyone else ever heard
of or seen anything like this?
Janet Partlow
partlowj at elwha.evergreen.edu