Texas
Tennessee Warbler
Oreothlypis peregrina
(L 4.75" WS 7.75" Wt 0.35 oz)
Winters in Latin American
coffee plantations.
Oreothlypis in Greek means moun-
tain warbler; peregrina in Latin
means stranger, wanderer.
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Society
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South Padre Island
18,19Apr2021
We sit on the bench, feeling
our flesh sag into the space
between the slats, stirring
the gravel with our shoes,
wanting the small particulars,
the bird with the yellow throat
we wish we could name, to multiply
until there’s no place for fear.
  (Annunciation by Shirley Kaufman)