When I first saw this tiny bird on the suet feeder a couple of months ago, I experienced what I call “New Bird Tachycardia,” palpitations from the excitement of spotting a species that I have never before seen in my yard. I thought perhaps this would be a one-time visitor, and to capture it in my mind, I followed Jack Laws’s technique of saying aloud the most prominent features, its behavior and the situation. “Neon yellow and black head, beak is warbler style, body as small as a chickadee, black mask, dull olive back, some yellow on body. On the verandah suet feeder. Jabbing action. Omigod!
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