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Warbling Vireo And Ripe Chokecherries

By Mia McPherson|August 18th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Warbling Vireos, Wasatch Mountains, Western Chokecherry|Tags: branch, cherries, cherry, chokecherries, Chokecherry, leaves, Prunus virginiana, Prunus virginiana demissa, ripe, summer, vireo, Vireo gilvus, vireos, Warbling Vireo, Western Chokecherry|

One of the birds that I photographed in Morgan County two days ago was this lovely Warbling Vireo perched alongside of ripe chokecherries. I was excited to see it.

Flowering Chokecherry Trees – AKA Blooming Bird Food

By Mia McPherson|June 8th, 2019|Categories: American Robins, Birds, Morgan County, Shrubs, Smith and Morehouse Reservoir, Summit County, Trees, Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: American Robin, bird food, bloom, blooming, cherry, Chokecherry, flowering shrubs, flowering tree, immature, native, Prunus virginiana, Prunus virginiana demissa, ripe, robin, robins, Turdus migratorius, Western Chokecherry|

Because of our wetter than normal spring it seems that the chokecherries are doing well, extremely well. Many of the chokecherry branches are bending low because of the weight of the blossoms.