what are some good and/or interesting things that happened to you this week?
even something small like eating your favorite thing, or seeing a pretty bird.
I took off from work Thursday to see a bird called, believe it or not, the Worm-eating Warbler. It is extremely rare in Michigan. I didn't think I could find it, but I followed instructions & walked a mile down a wooded path along a remote place called Swan Creek 50 miles from my house. I played the warbler's song on my phone, & it zipped over to see me. I was stunned. Small things like this keep me going.
I hope you feel better soon. Anxiety is the pits. I have it BAD, too.
@BobTarte what a cute little bird!!!!! that’s so amazing and great and i’m so happy for you to have been able to see it.
Thanks, Ginger. You are very nice. These warblers aren't even supposed to be in Michigan at all, they are southern birds.
But at this remote and a little bit scary (because it is so remote) place called Swan Creek, these warblers are actually nesting and breeding. It may be the only place they are breeding in the whole state of Michigan, and just a very, very few of them.
It amazed me to find a tiny bird like this in a place I'd never been, a real needed in a haystack.
@gingerrroot Thanks, Ginger. Sometimes when birds migrate, they initially 'overshoot' where they are supposed to go and end up too far north. Then they turn around and go back south. But these warblers apparently found a place they like at Swan Creek and have decided not only to stay, but to keep returning every year.
@BobTarte That’s so interesting!!! I wonder what brings them your way? maybe changes in the weather have made michigan more suitable for them
regardless im glad you got to see it! the rarity makes it even more special i’d imagine.