On Tuesday (4/21/20) at about 6:00 pm, I had a Cerulean Warbler, up close and
personal, in my yard. I thought I heard the sound two days ago but promptly
dismissed it as my bird song ID is terribly rusty. Plus, the habitat isn’t a
likely choice for Ceruleans, although I have admittedly very limited experience.
However, this one wanted to be noticed, and I am just thrilled that he did, or
I wouldn’t be sure enough to report it.
Initially, he flitted to a spot of bare ground between clumps of hellebores and
hostas below my feeder. Then he popped up into an evergreen shrub for a few
moments before flying to the koi pond and presumably took a drink at the pond’s
edge. From there, he popped up and spent a few moments on a lawn ornament
before flitting up to a hemlock, where I lost him.
Of all the warblers you’re likely to see down low, and in a garden setting,
Cerulean never comes to mind. Is this truly unusual behavior, or is it just a
case of a bird not following the rulebook during migration?
In other “blue bird” news, I had my first of season Indigo Bunting today, along
with my first Rose-breasted Grosbeak. And I had a nice viewing of a
Black-throated Green Warbler, which I hadn’t seen/heard since they first
appeared a couple weeks ago.
Happy to be stuck at home for sights and sounds as these!
Laura McCall
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