Texas
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
(L 5.25" WS 8.5" Wt 0.46 oz)
Feeds mostly on caterpillars.
O'Canada where are the birds? Where are
the birds?
      We're tired of walking wet lanes for
one or two.
       We wait for the warblers to descend
we only ask for just a few.
      We've had our fill of Catbirds and
Waxwings, Yellow Warblers too.
        So all we ask is for something new.
               (Jim, Rick H., Rick and Dora, Ashley)
Helmitheros is Greek for worm-hunting;
vermivorum is Latin for worm-eating.
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