[Tweeters] Yellow-rumps followup

[Steve Hampton]

Port Townsend has seen a significant increase in Yellow-rumped Warblers in
winter. Last year we had a record 16 birds on our CBC; this year we smashed
that with 89. I don't know too much about the past, but it seems like it
was a few Myrtles around KahTai Lagoon (riparian) and in the green wax
myrtles at the sewage treatment plant by Chinese Garden. This year, most
birds are at the latter location, foraging all thru North Beach, but also
at other coastal more temperate locations. That said, I've seen them
several miles inland in the last month. It's been running about 2/3
Myrtles, 1/3 Audubon's.

YRWAs have been increasing in winter across the PNW as I showed in some CBC
data here:
*Heading south for winter, more birds are choosing the Pacific Northwest*
https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2022/10/07/heading-south-for-winter-more-birds-are-choosing-the-pacific-northwest/

good birding,


On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 12:13 PM Tom and Carol Stoner <tcstonefam at gmail.com>
wrote:


> Here in the (mostly) snow/ice free PNW, I mentioned the Yellow-Rumps

> foraging on the ground because I'd never seen a flock spend so much time

> bouncing along feeding on the ground.  The neighborhood Y-Rs use the

> feeders and will go after stray tidbits, but they quickly go back to

> off-the-ground locations.  Thanks to Robert and Kevin for their

> observations and sorry that I don't have specifics as to Myrtle vs

> Audubon.  I shall pay closer attention next time.

>

> Carol Stoner

> West Seattle

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​Steve Hampton​
Port Townsend, WA  (qatáy)
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