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Birders

Donkees

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4. Could it be some kind of warbler? Here's a video of one 'hovering near suet'

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2023, 09:37 PM

Feb 2023

Yellow Rumped Warbler Hovers Like Hummingbird

Yellow Rumped Warbler hovering up close and loud! A little chirp each time it arrives and takes off and the whirl of its rapidly flapping wings. While not able to sustain hovering like a hummingbird, the effort this warbler puts into eating with a certain style is truly admirable. This video is of just one lovely bird that found the suet feeder and would spend the entire day in the tree taking quick hover flights for a bite to eat.

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Not sure what this one is . . . [View all] AndyS Feb 2023 OP

Great Crested Flycatcher? Tree-Hugger Feb 2023 #1

That name doesn't show up in either of my field guides. AndyS Feb 2023 #2

You're in the range for it Tree-Hugger Feb 2023 #3

I had one land near my birdfeeders one time.I got a quick shot of it and had to look it up Walleye Feb 2023 #5

Could it be some kind of warbler? Here's a video of one 'hovering near suet' Donkees Feb 2023 #4