Yellow-rumped Warblers
While most warblers migrate to the tropics in the fall, the Yellow-rumped Warbler is able to survive in parts of the United States as far north as Seattle and New England during fall and winter.
The Yellow-rumped Warbler is the only warbler that has the ability to digest waxes found on berry coatings, making them versatile in switching their diets from insects to berries as cold sets in.
Yellow-rumped Warblers are highly recognized by the yellow patches on their sides and rump.
They are nicknamed by some as “Butterbutts”. The next photo shows why!
Always nice to see little flits of yellow patches in the trees!
Great shots Donna. 🙂
Thanks HJ 🙂
You are amazing, being able to capture these birds in photos! Butterbutts! I like that.
Thanks Hien, cute name for a cute bird!
I am not aware of seeing the Y.R.Warbler in our area of the Pacific N.W.but I will keep an eye out for them while the late summer berries still cling to the vines. Thanks for your info.
You’re welcome, I hope you sight many one day! If you know berries (I don’t!), their favorite fruit is bayberry and wax myrtle, but will also commonly eat berries from juniper, poison ivy, poison oak, greenbrier, grapes, Virginia creeper, and dogwood.
Hmmm, some of those you mention I don’t recognize, nevertheless I will still watch for them during the long gray days of winter. Thanks
A very well named bird.
That it is. 🙂
Great captures, Donna! And some interesting facts, to go with the pictures! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much! I try to learn a little about each bird I photograph, and I enjoy passing that info on to others! 🙂
I’m happy the butter butts hang around and enjoyed your photos of them.
Thanks Stephen, they are fun to watch for year-round.
Thanks for the introduction to this little bird Donna, it is a lot like our yellow-rumped Thornbill.but with variation.
You’re welcome, Ashley! 🙂
Love, love, love these little birds!
Me too!
Great captures Donna. Impressed by your wealth of knowledge about so many bird species. I always learn something from your posts!
Thanks Steve! I try to learn at least one thing about each bird that I photograph; and I figure maybe sharing interesting facts, someone else might learn as well. Glad it’s working! 🙂
Love the butterbuts! Very nice shots of this zippy bird. Most of my shots are just of the “buts”
Thanks Ellen, I usually see the yellow ‘butts’ flash as they take off before I get the shot. lol
I love them, too, Donna. They were here in early autumn, but I had not seen them for weeks-until now, thanks to you. 😊
Best, Tanja
Thanks Tanja! 🙂
So cute,butterbutts😂😂😂
The nickname fits, huh?!! 😂
lol Butterbutts! I’ll never forget that now. 🙂
lol You won’t! 🙂