Date: 9/15/25 6:28 am
From: Glenn Koppel <macatilly...>
Subject: Re: Warblers drinking nectar
A few years ago we had a Cape May warbler on our orioles orange feeder.

On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM Michael Fialkovich <
<0000012b4af48ab0-dmarc-request...> wrote:

> Interesting. I've seen Cape May warblers in spring dipping their bills
> into Black Willow flowers during migration to extract the nectar. I've
> also seen Tennessee Warblers (and have a photo of one) sipping nectar from
> flowers in Costa Rica.
>
> I also saw a Black-throated Blue Warbler once at Presque Isle visiting
> sapsucker wells to sip the sap.
>
>
> Mike Fialkovich
> Pittsburgh Area, Allegheny County
>
>
> On Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 04:12:52 PM EDT, Franklin Haas <
> <fhaasbirds...> wrote:
>
> Two years ago I had 2 Black-throated Blue Warblers drinking the nectar out
> of my Cuphea (Mexican Cigar Plants). Just now, I had a Tennessee Warbler
> doing the same.
>
> Frank Haas
>
> Wisdom begins with putting the right name to a thing.
>
>

 
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