Subject: Re: Nectaring warblers
Date: Apr 08 23:04:42 1997
From: ravenn at premier1.net - ravenn at premier1.net


> As per Janet Partlow's post:
>
> "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?"
>
> I once saw a Yellow-rumped 'Myrtle' warbler feeding at a hummingbird feeder
> in central Saskatchewan. Typically, the feeder hosted Ruby-throated
> Hummingbirds.
>
> *****
>
> Burke Korol
> Nelson, British Columbia
> bkorol at netidea.com
>

A few years ago a Black-throated Blue Warbler spent the winter in the
yard of a woman in Mercer Island. The bird frequented the hummingbird
feeder she kept up for the Anna's Hummingbirds. It was there for
several months.

Yvonne Bombardier
Everett, Wa
ravenn at premier1.net