His song, a dreamy melody, falls on fortunate ears. To many, this warbler has the most beautiful song of any warbler nesting in Alabama. The Pine is in our area all year but seldom comes to a feeder except in winter. The two will feed on beef suet and also peanut butter mixed with syrup, grease and cornmeal. In late spring the Yellow-rumped migrates north to nest.
Warblers are exciting birds and a real challenge to identify.
Just as you begin to know your warblers by sight, fall comes and many change their bright colors for dull winter plumage which they wear until the next spring. As with much of our wildlife, the warblers are declining in numbers. The increasing demand for land development and forest consumption in our country, plus the destruction of habitat at their winter home, leaves this specialized group no place to go. Since birds are an indicator of the health of our planet Earth, man should be concerned.