Date: 4/27/24 4:48 pm From: Joan Meek via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Overwintered Caper May Warbler
That is such a great story..thx. for sharing!
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 7:39 PM Deborah Eccleston via CTBirds < <ctbirds...> wrote:
> I believe the Cape May warbler that spent the winter at my house in > Plainfield CT finally left on Monday night April 22nd to migrate North. He > was at my house 113 days. He would visit the feeder right in front of my > living room window 15 to 20x a day. He was eating crushed sunflower hearts, > some suet balls and grape jelly. He made it through some cold snaps, and a > couple pretty harsh winter snow storms. I watched him molt from a fall > plumage to his beautiful breeding plumage. I also saw him start with small > chips at the feeder to then moving around my yard singing incessantly in > his last 3 weeks. It was a remarkable experience and I am grateful he > stopped in my small patch of the world. Hopefully he spends a successful > summer in the Canadian wilderness and in the fall finds his way ALL the way > South! (Though I wouldn't mind if he made a quick pit stop) > > ________________________________ > > **************************************** > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or > "leave" in the subject or body to: <ctbirds-request...> > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ >
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