Texas
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
(L 4.75" WS 7.75" Wt 0.35 oz)
Winters in Latin American
coffee plantations.
coffee plantations.
Leiothlypis in Greek means plain
unknown small bird; peregrina in
Latin means stranger, wanderer.
unknown small bird; peregrina in
Latin means stranger, wanderer.
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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)