Melinda Hom

Stanford note: Melinda Hom wrote, "I've been watching a flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers flittering about in the Eucalyptus trees adjacent to Sweet Hall. Sometimes the flock resembles a frenzy or convention. From my vantage point on the 4th floor of Sweet Hall, the birds appear to be feeding on the nectar of the tree canopy flowers. We’ve been enjoying watching the warblers since late January (It's now early March.).

The upper photograph shows a Yellow-rumped Warbler perching in a Eucalyptus. The lower photograph shows one perching on Sweet Hall's 4th floor railing."

Science Art note: These birds are common migrants and winter residents in various habitat types throughout campus. Flocks at flowering Eucalyptus can be quite large.

Males tend to forage higher than females. (Males in breeding plumage have a black bib.)