American Bittern– foraging Botaurus lentiginosus February – Texas L=28” ...... WS=26” ....... WT=7 oz Order: Ciconiiformes (Herons, Ibises, Storks, New World Vultures, Allies) Family: Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, Bitterns)
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica August – Texas L=5.5”...... WS=8” ...... WT=0.35 oz Order: Passeriformes (Passerine Birds) Family: Parulidae (Wood-Warblers) Yellow-throated Warblers occupy two habitats - (i) mixed pine-hardwood forests and (ii) heavily wooded river/stream bottomlands and nest and feed mostly in the high canopy of these woodlands. Much of its foraging occurs in pine trees where it inserts its long bill into pine needles and pine cones in search of insects. Where sympatric (inhabiting the same geography) with the Pine Warbler there is little competition between these two birds since they employ differing foraging techniques due to the dissimilar length of their bills See next photo for photograph of Pine Warbler.
Pine Warbler – Foraging in a Pine TreeDendroica pinus February – Texas L=5.5” ...... WS=8.75”...... WT=0.4 oz Order: Passeriformes (Passerine Birds) Family: Parulidae (Wood-warblers) Pine Warblers highly prefer pine trees and are almost always found nesting and foraging in them. These birds are rather unique among wood-warblers in that they eat a substantial amount of seed, including pine seeds, in addition to insects.
