Date: 8/15/26 6:41 am From: Rita Pitkin <ritapitkin15...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Warbler and vireo frenzy
Awesome!
On Sat, Aug 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM Veer Frost <
<0000038039fb4cf6-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> Vivid imagery, thank you Walter!Veer Frost
>
> On 8/14/2026 at 7:41 PM, "Walter Medwid" wrote:For about 10 to 12
> minutes at 6:15 pm tonight there was a warbler feeding
> frenzy at the edge of my yard. Lots of indistinct calls, seemingly
> young
> food-begging. I saw one adult REV feed a dollop of a caterpillar to a
> young
> one with wings in flutter and a wide open bill. Most of the birds were
> chestnut sided warblers in an array of plumages; some redstarts and a
> few
> chickadees. My guess is that there were 15 to 20 birds. I also suspect
> that
> this burst of activity might be evidence of migration restlessness on
> an
> evening that looks ideal for nocturnal flights. It was intense
> activity and
> then they were all gone.
>
> Derby
>
