Subject: Yellow-rumped Warblers and Wax Myrtle
Date: Jan 16 12:59:34 2000
From: Wilson E Cady - gorgebirds at juno.com




On Sun, 16 Jan 2000 13:31:59 EST Bbsenturia at aol.com writes:
> Tweeters - My CBC territory is almost exclusively inner
> city-residential. I
> have found YR warblers in only one spot, but they are consistent (4
> of 4
> tries) - in Wax Myrtle plantings bordering the I-90 freeway. So,
> Wayne
> Weber's observations fit in with what I've seen - Wax Myrtles are a
> preferred
> food source for wintering YR Warblers.
> Brenda Senturia

Here in Clark County there are flocks of 40 + Yellow-rumped Warblers
(Myrtle) being seen in the Oregon Ash/Black Willow forests at both the
Ridgefield Refuge and the Vancouver Lake Lowlands. They are a fairly
common wintering specie in these Columbia River riparian forests.
Wilson Cady
Washougal, WA.
gorgebirds at juno.com

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