Sorry to make two posts in one day (okay, one hour) but this was too interesting! I was staring out the window a moment ago, watching the ceaseless activity at the feeders. I recently moved my suet feeder from the tree to a hook on the front porch, since the squirrels kept getting at it. A titmouse was chowing down on large beakfuls of suet when I noticed a new bird watching intently from the tree--a slim, unmistakably warbler-like profile. It turned out to be an American Redstart, I think a young male because the orange was more yellowish in color but it seemed darker overall than a female. 

Presently it flew from the branch to the suet feeder and hovered in front of it for a split second, giving me a perfect view of that brilliant, distinctive tail all fanned out.  Then, noticing that the titmouse had already staked a claim, it flew upwards and alighted on the gutter for a moment (I could see the tail peeking out over the edge!) before it flew off. 

I'd never seen or heard of a warbler visiting a suet feeder before (though, to be fair, I am using no-melt insect suet.) I wonder if this individual was merely investigating or whether s/he would have gone for it, had the titmouse not been there. 

Claire Nemes
Rockville, MD