While walking around Colony Farm Park in April I was lucky to catch a fleeting sight of a butter butt, formally known as the Yellow-rumped Warbler. The picture below shows his yellow rump patch. Although I am usually lucky enough to capture a few of these every year it
FACT: “The Yellow-rumped Warbler is the only warbler able to digest the waxes found in bayberries and wax myrtles. Its ability to use these fruits allows it to winter farther north than other warblers, sometimes as far north as Newfoundland. ” [allaboutbirds.org]
If you’d like to see pictures of the Yellow-rumped Warbler from my prior years’ posts click the year: 2016 / 2015
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