Agree with Mike. Kinglets are a perfect example, especially Golden-crowns. They
normally stick to the trees, but after periods of heavy rain and sometimes
during cold snaps they can be found foraging on the ground.
Darrel
From: "Mike Patterson" <celata@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "OBOL" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:11:17 AM
Subject: [ADV] [obol] Re: Warbler foraging behaviors
Yesterday, I saw what was easily 15 Townsend's Warblers feeding on
the ground along with 20+ Chestnut-backed Chickadees and a nuthatch
(and a Rustic Bunting). The day before that I saw 2 Myrtle Warblers
feeding on the ground with bluebirds.
I suspect that a proper t-test based on properly protocoled data
collection would find that there is no significant difference between
foraging strategies when it comes to birds adventitiously looking
for food, especially on really crappy weather days...
I agree. I've often seen Myrtle warblers foraging on the ground on
the East Coast. I guess a few thousand miles makes a difference.?
Bob O'Brien Carver Oregon On Tuesday, December 10, 2019,
Craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Interesting... back East, I regularly saw Myrtle Warblers foraging
on the ground with bluebirds and House Finches.
Craig TumerPortland
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On Dec 9, 2019, at 9:10 PM, Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote: David Fix pointed out to me years ago that Audubon�s Warblers
are far more likely to forage on the ground with bluebirds, pipits
etc. than are Myrtles.
