Folks,
Between 12:30PM and a bit after 1PM today, I saw a flock, probably dozens,
of Yellow-rumped Warblers, seemed to be all Audubon's morph, at my condo
deck feeders. They were after the hanging suet block, and eating the suet
flecks off the deck. There were no males in breeding plumage yet. They
stayed about 30 min, then moved on. It is a bit early for spring
migration. I know that in milder winters, a few Yellow-rumps may hang
around this far north. What I had today was a migration-like wave. I've
had two other warbler species come to my suet feeder, the Townsend's
routinely all year for past few years, and Black-throated Gray, one or two,
during past couple of fall migrations. I'll have deck pot daffodils
blooming within week. What a contrast relative to the WA DC and
mid-Atlantic states' mega-snowstorms.
Counting local climate blessings and good birding to all,
Maureen Ellis
NE edge of Seahurst Park forest in Burien, WA.
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