I put out a tub of "Bark Butter" (suet dough) on a table in my backyard - it was old and I wanted to see if any critters would be interested in eating any. First to scrape away at it were squirrels and/or rats (tooth marks were the telltale signs). Then last week, I started seeing this warbler feed only from this tub, never on any of my other hanging feeders. A ruby-crowned Kinglet has been nearby, on 'regular' suet feeders simultaneously with this yellow-green warbler. With some help from some bird guide books, internet images and a WildBirds Unltd employee, I am pretty certain this bird is an Orange-crowned Warbler. Not sure about that though, so I'm enlisting your help. Also would like to know whether it is female or male. I think it is an adult...

If any of you is interested in trying for a sighting in my yard, of this warbler, contact me and we can arrange something - it has seemed to be around mostly in late morning, noonish, or in the afternoon, both early or mid-. I haven't really monitored it much, but each time I have walked through the yard, I seem to have seen it. Today, upon deciding to try to photograph it, I went out there and immediately, the little bird flew in and started pecking at the suet. After I had taken a half-dozen shots, and put away my camera, the bird left...

Here are some photos (a few, fairly heavily-cropped) - full disclosure ! Actually, the most-cropped one looks a lot like an acrylic painting, so I guess it would fall in the category of nature art as opposed to nature photography? Yes, I've just been doing that Audubon survey that Trileigh Tucker posted - VERY provocative - I'm still trying to sort through what I think and where I draw my own personal line.

So, the link to my OC (or?) pics: "OC Warbler, Bark Butter & Unrelated Shelf Fungus" - 2/10/14:

http://flic.kr/s/aHsjSe9pgr


Barb Deihl

North Matthews Beach - NE Seattle

barbdeihl at comcast.net