[Mnbird] Yellow Rumped (Myrtle) Warblers on Suet

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I see that behavior this year, too.  I have Yellow-rumped working on my suet block and the crumbs under it.  I figured it was because the suet I have out there has mealworms embedded in it, but it sounds like my assumption was wrong!  

Nancy V

From: Philip Frazier via Mnbird
Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 7:20 AM
To: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net
Subject: [Mnbird] Yellow Rumped (Myrtle) Warblers on Suet

Just south of Rogers, Mn near Crow Hassan Park I have had a flock of 10 - 12 Myrtle Warblers feeding daily on suet (pure beef suet from Byerly's) for the past 5 days. I assume it is the same flock, though possibly some are passing through. I have Pileated, and all the other smaller Woodpeckers, (Downy, Hairy, Red Bellied, Flickers) feeding regularly at the same suet along with Chickadees, Nuthatches, Bluejays, Starlings feeding at the same feeder. The Warblers are on the ground under three Black Oiler Sunflower feeders, but focus on the suet feeder. This is unusual behavior to me. Anyone else experience warblers on suet before?
Philip Frazier 

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