Refueling on Migration

Cape May warbler on Devil’s Walking Stick look-alike: Japanese angelica, 6 Sept 2023 (photo by Dave Brooke)

19 September 2024

I’m now at home after a journey in southern Spain where I much appreciated the rest and refueling stops.

This month warblers are making their own long journey at night to Central and South America. When convenient they stop during the day in Pennsylvania to refuel on the fruit in our parks and gardens and on the insects that crawl on the fruit.

Seven years ago I wrote about what they eat in our city parks in this vintage article, updated to reflect new knowledge about their favorite fruit in Frick Park.

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