Date: 10/28/26 12:52 pm From: Robert Day <rhday52...> Subject: Re: Yellow-rumped Warblers
We have had a bird-bath for years, but not much action at it. This year, my
wife planted Lantanas in the raised beds and put the bird-bath in the
middle of the plants, which grew up around it. We had a LOT of birds coming
to it this year, so we have begun to suspect that having some
vegetation/cover around it may be what the birds were looking for. It
almost looked like a small pool of water surrounded by plants.
My best guess.
Bob
Robert H. Day, Ph.D.
6303 SW Shady Side Avenue
Bentonville, AR 72713
cell: 907-460-7061; <rhday52...>
On Wed, Oct 28, 2026 at 12:31 PM Elizabeth Shores <
<00001ea247eb9fcf-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> We love the arrival of Yellow-rumped Warblers.
>
> We have four birdbaths that are visited by very few birds, undoubtedly
> because they are not properly placed. What’s the secret?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 28, 2026, at 9:57 AM, <jwdavis...> wrote:
>
>
> The Yellow-rumped Warblers joined other winter migrants in my yard this
> morning. They are feeding in the oak trees and coming in for water. The
> drought is difficult on birds; they come to the waters and enjoy the
> sprinklers that I use to keep even my drought resistant shrubs like
> American Beautyberry alive until it rains. In my neighborhood there are 12
> homes on 2 acre lots (24 acres) and my yard is the only one with water and
> feed for birds. Make sure you are the one percent that has water available
> for birds. In my surveys in multiple states, only one birdbath in 100 had
> water and properly placed, and this problem is compounded when most of the
> state is in extreme or exceptional drought and breaking heat records.
>
> Jerry Wayne Davis
> Hot Springs, AR
>
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