Date: 6/30/26 7:03 pm From: Jerry Skinner <jay2of6...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Backyard drama
I found an adult male Common Yellowthroat on the ground beneath a window. it was clearly in distress from a collision. I put it in a box and in a quiet place. I checked on it several hours later. It was skittering about, seemingly in pretty good shape. I took it back outside and put the box on the ground. It flew out and across the lawn, but weakly. It set down in the middle of the yard. A robin flew low across the ground and touched at the warbler. As it flew off, only then did I see the "robin's" barred tail! A Sharp-shinned Hawk had been watching the event and made off with a quick snack! A sad ending for the Yellowthoat, but I have no issue with the hawk doing what hawks do.
