I will miss them when they leave in the spring. I made no attempt to deliberately feed them by hand, they just flew out of the bushes and landed on my hand to eat. The nest is placed on a horizontal branch near the trunk of a conifer tree 5 to 50 feet in height (the average height of the nest is 20 feet). A neat cup made of twigs, bark strips, rootlets, and lined with grasses, hair, and feathers serves as a nest for the Yellow-rumped Warbler.
They love suet and some suet products and I have occasionally had them land on my hand and take it from me as I was simply putting it on the feeder. The Yellow-rumped Warbler breeds in monogamous pairs. Our winter birds come from breeding areas around the Queen Charlotte Islands. They breed in our mountains, but that population spends the winter in Mexico. An even brighter spot of winter color for us are the Townsend’s Warblers that spend the winter here.
YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER JUVENILE PATCH
Myrtles are common throughout the winter and at times out-number the Audubons here at my feeder. Flashing its trademark yellow rump patch as it flies away, calling check for confirmation, this is one of our best-known warblers. The Audubon’s form is here all year, but breeds in the hills above the valley floor and in the mountains. We have both Audubon’s and Myrtle forms coming to our feeders every day. Yellow-rumped Warblers are common throughout the winter here. But for us, west of the Cascades, it’s our gain now and our loss in the spring. We look forward with great anticipation to the relative glut of birds it brings but the bounty is frustratingly transitory.Īnd when they’re gone they’re really gone. I photographed this bird a week ago today at Farmington Bay WMA.įor bird lovers migration is a double-edged sword. Because of bad weather and poor light I haven’t been out shooting for a few days but it has turned cold and it’s late enough in the season that I strongly suspect they’re already gone. This species migrates late for a warbler but almost certainly this bird will be the last butter-butt I photograph this year. The Yellow-rumped Warbler has two distinct subspecies that used to be considered separate species: the 'Myrtle' Warbler of the eastern U.S.
YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER JUVENILE ISO
But then suddenly they’re gone and when that happens it’s withdrawal time for the bird photographer. Juvenile Yellow Warbler begging Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1000, ISO 400, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light.
And if I’m lucky I can find large numbers of them in the same area for several days running before they move on. of juvenile birds to songs of allospecifics may be fairly extensive. They’re challenging subjects but they’re beautiful and even occasionally cooperative. between the songs of some Yellow-rumped Warblers (Dendroica coronata) and Nashville. 1/6400, f/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called inĭuring fall migration Yellow-rumped Warblers become a mainstay for me so I almost get used to having them around.
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