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Bon Pond is pleased to welcome some lovely first-time visitors. A couple weeks ago, a large flock of our
spring friends, the Yellow-rumped Warblers, moved in and brought with them some gorgeous yellow and black-striped
friends. I had no idea what these
attractive avians were and thus consulted my bible, Stan Tekiela’s Birds
of Minnesota, but a perusal of all the pages turned up no clue. ???
It was time to turn to the experts. Stan has an open group at Facebook whose
members are some of the most knowledgeable experts in the field. Within minutes of posting pictures, I had my
answer: the Magnolia Warbler.
Mostly
found across the northern parts of Canada—such as in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and
Quebec—these brightly-colored birds are just passing thru Minnesota on their
way to their northern nesting grounds.
Known
as primarily insect-eaters, they love jelly and will spend long periods of time
at the cups, which allows for some great picture-taking and ogling
opportunities! Welcome Friends!
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They're gorgeous and I hope we get to see them in our backyard soon. Will be looking out for them! Thanks for making the ID.
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