There are a TON of little things that need fixing around our property. One of those...is a greenhouse (conveniently placed in the shade). This sucker needs a door (that is very strangly sized) and little bits of the roof are also missing.
While I was prepping our gardens earlier this week I could hear birds singing all around me. Warblers had just begun to return so Nashville, Yellow-rumped, and Black-and-White were common sounds. I hadn't gotten my binoculars out just yet to be able to actually see up close.
Suddenly I could hear fluttering, boinking, and turned around to see a little bird fluttering about trapped inside the greenhouse! I went inside and quickly managed to catch and remove a beautiful little Black-and-White Warbler from inside the greenhouse
Black-and-white Warblers are one of my absolutely favourite birds. Exactly like their name suggests, they are black and white! They have a longer, slightly downturned bill, used to pry insects out of tree bark, and watching them you may think that they seem a bit more like a nuthatch than a warbler. Listen for their high pitch Zee-zoo-zee-zoo-zee or weezy-weezy-weezy song. You may think it sounds similar to a chipping sparrow or pine warbler, but it is softer and higher pitch.
Oh how handling a bird made me miss bird banding again!! I can't wait for the day that happens =)
