Anybody Seen My Focus?: At The Feeders: Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus/Dendroica pinus*)

March 17th, 2014. We installed a couple of log feeders in mid-December, 2013. Our inspiration came from a log feeder at the Ontario FeederWatch Cam sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that was visited regularly by a Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus).

Within a day or so of installation, Downy Woodpeckers (Picoides pubescens) began to feed at these logs and, within a few days, other birds began to investigate the logs.

I first spotted the Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus/Dendroica pinus*) on February 2^nd, feeding on the ground with the Chipping Sparrows (Spizella passerina) and the American Goldfinches (Spinus tristis).

But then I saw it was on the log feeders. It is very adept at perching on the logs to feed, occasionally alone...

or, peacefully, in the company of other birds.

Perched on a branch near the log feeders.

It also fed at a suet block attached to a platform feeder alone on many occasions, and rarely,...

in the company of other birds.

The Pine Warbler would come to the feeders several times a day but I haven’t seen it since March 10^th in spite of the cold, wet weather. It’s resident in the Southeast throughout the year, but we might not see it again until next Winter.

Identification resource:

All About Birds: Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)

*Integrated TaxonomyInformation System

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