Delayed by a Week of Rain

During this foggy, dreary week, if you happened to visit a parcel of land that included even a small patch of brushy growth here in the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed, you likely weren’t alone.  Among the migrating songbirds grounded by the inclement weather were an abundance of these thicket-dwelling warblers—a species aptly named the Common Yellowthroat.

Common Yellowthroat
A Common Yellowthroat, on an extended layover due to flight cancellations imposed by this week’s moisture-laden east winds, peers from the dense cover of a tangle of shrubs and thorny vines.
Common Yellowthroat
As soon as the inclement weather moves out, this adult male Common Yellowthroat and other avian migrants will resume their southbound journey.  Until then, he has plenty of time to scrounge around in the low-growing vegetation for insects and other fare to replenish the energy stores needed for the trip.

Get ready.  The sun will show its glow in just a couple of days and when it does, bottled-up birds are going to make a run for it.  Do plan to get out and have a look later this week.

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