Late Pine Warbler and More
Published: November 16, 2019
Tags: Rarities, pine warbler, eastern phoebe, tufted duck, king eider
A casual glance over the many American Goldfinches at my feeders this morning made my head spin back for another look. What??? Sure enough, there was a warbler out in that wintry scene - a beautiful male Pine Warbler! Cool! He stayed three days and I was very happy to keep the suet fresh for him. I noticed he went for the tiny crumbs that fell to the deck railing that the woodpeckers and nuthatches dropped. I hope he made it to his winter home after he continued his journey.
Later that day, I stopped up to see the Tufted Duck that Kevin R found at La Salle. I think it's a safe bet that this is the same female I found last year and has returned to this same location. I was having fun watching reports from this spot in eBird over the last couple of weeks wondering, who would re-find her first: Kevin or Josh???
After enjoying the Pine Warbler again on the third morning, I decided to go up to Krull Park and see the young male King Eider that Joel Strong found. It was a beautiful day and lighting was perfect. What a cool bird and nice rarity for our region. Still loving the month of November!