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Diet

What do yellow-rumped warblers eat?

Insects in summer; able to digest waxy bayberries in winter.

Wood-warblers (Parulidae)Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata

Spring and summer diet

  • Caterpillars and flies

Fall and winter diet

  • Bayberry, wax myrtle and juniper fruit

Best feeder foods

  • Suet
  • Hulled sunflower

The warbler most likely at a winter feeder; suet and wax myrtle bring them in.

Which feeder works best for yellow-rumped warblers →

Where yellow-rumped warblers need winter food

Regions where yellow-rumped warblers are present in the cold months:

AlabamaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMarylandMassachusettsMississippiMissouriNew JerseyNew MexicoNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVirginiaWashingtonWest Virginia

Frequently asked

What do yellow-rumped warblers eat?

Insects in summer; able to digest waxy bayberries in winter.

What is the best food to feed yellow-rumped warblers?

Suet, Hulled sunflower.

What do yellow-rumped warblers eat in winter?

Bayberry, wax myrtle and juniper fruit.

Sources

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler — All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler life history — Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler — Audubon Guide to North American Birds

Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.