Date: 1/22/25 3:13 pm From: Harry Wilson (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Northern Parula - Wake County
We keep a heated dog water bowl on our patio wall during freezing weather.
This morning I saw a Pine Warbler, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Pine Siskin and
White-throated Sparrow taking turns. The snow brought out 17-18 male
Cardinals (it always does) plus scads of white-throats, Chipping Sparrows,
a Hermit Thrush, a few Juncos, the mandatory House Finches, White-breasted
Nuthatches, a female Purple Finch, a Brown Thrasher, and Blue Jays.
Harry Wilson
Zebulon, NC
On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM <sshultz...> wrote:
> Our little female/immature plumaged Northern Parula made it through the
> “blizzard*” last night and continues to take hits from the hummingbird
> feeders, popping in every 20 minutes or so. I believe that this is
> currently the northernmost NOPA in the world right now** 😊
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> *blizzard = 2 inches of snow
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> **I assume there are unknown numbers of NOPAs somewhere north of here, but
> this is the farthest north that has been reported this week. There was a
> bird in Toronto (!) in early January, and one on Bermuda (south of here by
> a bit, but still cool) earlier in the month, as well a two in Virigina, but
> nothing else since about the 12th.
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> The birds really appreciate fresh water (sugared or not) right now. Even
> if you don’t sport hummingbird feeders, while temps are below zero,
> consider offering a bowl of water for the feathered friends. With other
> sources of water potentially frozen, this liquid water is often
> appreciated, and we’ve had a steady parade of birds on the water bowls
> today.
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> Happy Birding!
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> Steve Shultz
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> Rapidly Melting Apex NC
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