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infant feeding guideYellow Warbler, North Seymour Island, Galapagos

8 February 2011

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Yellow Warbler, North Seymour Island, Galapagos
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Image by A. Davey
The Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) quickly became one of my favorite sights during our hikes on islands in the Galapagos archipelago.

Why? Because they’re fairly abundant; they’re a cheery yellow color in a landscape that is sorely lacking in bright colors this time of year; and they tend to sit still long enough to make a good photograph.

If you want to know more about the Yellow Warbler, I can tell you – are you sitting down? – it’s not endemic to the Galapagos. That means I didn’t have to go all the way to a tiny island in the Pacific 600 miles from the coast of Ecuador to see it.

And then again, perhaps I did. Wikipedia says there are about 35 subspecies of Yellow Warbler, and one – The Mangrove Warbler – D. p. aureola is found on the oceanic Galápagos Islands.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Warbler

Here’s a whole lot more information about this small bird:

"Another colourful bird of the Galapagos Isles is the Yellow Warbler. This bird is not endemic and may be found anywhere from Alaska to Peru. The male has thin red streaks on its chest and a red cap. It is common throughout the Galapagos Islands, especially found in mangroves or manzanillo trees." [Editor's Note: Come to think of it, I think our guide referred to this bird as a Mangrove Warbler.]

"The Yellow Warbler is a small songbird with a thin pointed beak. It is mostly yellow in colour and the male has reddish streaks on his chest. The Yellow Warbler stands around 12 – 13 centimetres (5 – 6 inches) in height, has a wing-span of 16 – 20 centimetres (6 – 8 inches), and weighs approximately 9 – 11 grams (0.32 – 0.39 ounces)."

"The Yellow Warbler has indistinct yellow wing bars, yellow spots on its tail and black eyes which are surrounded by indistinct yellow eye rings."

"Recent DNA-based studies indicate that the Chestnut-sided Warbler is the closest relative of the Yellow Warbler. Both sing similarly phrased songs, and Yellow Warblers regularly sing songs nearly identical to those of the Chestnut-sided Warbler."

"An interesting fact about the Yellow Warbler is that their nests of are frequently parasitical by the Brown-headed Cowbird."

"The Warbler often builds a new nest directly on top of the parasitic one, sometimes resulting in nests with up to six tiers."

"To distinguish between male and female Yellow Warblers, you have to observe their chest features."

"As mentioned above, the male has reddish streaks on his chest and the female has duller colouring with very faint red streaks or no streaks at all."

"Infant Yellow Warblers are similar to the adult female, but paler and duller, usually without reddish chest streaks. Their yellow tail spots are reduced are more faded."

"The Yellow Warbler feeds on insects and other arthropods, occasionally fruit."

"Yellow Warblers capture insects by gleaning, fly catching, and hovering."

"The Yellow Warblers song is a ’sweet sweet sweet’ chorus, which is beautiful to the ears."

www.animalcorner.co.uk/galapagos/yellowwarbler.html

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Question–: Is the feeding guide on this page for infants accurate?
http://www.musckids.com/health_library/newborn/nfantfed.htm
What is the correct amount of food to feed a child until they are completely on solid food? And at what age should they be completely on solid food?


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Answer by ♥ Kyleigh’s Momma ♥ ((Heather))
No! Feed your baby, what he/she wants to eat. Don’t follow any charts. Some babies eat more, and some eat less. Don’t let a chart decide, let the baby decide. You’ll both be happier that way.

Answer by Army Bride 7/23/08
Looks about right. Feed on demand though, breastmilk or formula.

Completely on solids…. depends on the kid. If they are a picky eater you can keep them on formula but breastmilk is recommended for 2 years+ by the World Health Organization, supplementing age appropriate foods.

Answer by dmg
More or less. But I wouldn’t adhere to such things too closely. When my son was a newborn, for example, there were times that he ate one or two ounces every hour and times that he sucked down 6 ounces and then wasn’t hungry for several hours.

A better rule of thumb for formula feeding is the average amount consumed per 24 hour period, something like here:
http://babyfit.sparkpeople.com/articles.asp?id=470&page=2

As you can see, there’s a really wide range in the average amount of formula consumed per day for a healthy baby. Every day is different, especially with a newborn, and it’s best if you just follow their cues for feeding and keep an eye on total amounts, not bottles and times.

Answer by ♥Monkey♥
Don’t drive yourself crazy trying to figure out how much your baby should be eating. Everyone has a different opinion. My son is 2 months and was up to 7oz. every 4 hours until my doctor yelled at me and said it was way too much and to give him only 4oz. every 4 hours and water in between. Then I switched to a different doctor [for different reasons] and that doctor said to give him how every much he wants and not to give him water, because water is not good for small infants kidneys. He now eats on demand and is much happier.

Answer by Lauren
No! I don’t agree. My LO won’t eat more than 4 ounces at each feeding and he is 4 1/2 months. That chart says 6-7 oz. He spits up a lot so the doctor said to only feed him 4 oz. at a time to prevent spit up. Just feed your what they will take and when they want it and they will be fine. Those charts are silly.

Answer by Skye
Your baby is the ONLY guide you should follow. Feed your baby when she is hungry and let her have as much as she wants. Breastmilk or formula should be the main source of nutrition until they are one year old. So they shouldn’t be completely on solid foods until 12 months of age.

All babies are different and have different needs, so as long as your baby is putting on weight she is getting enough to eat. My daughter ate no where near what the guide says for that age and she had absolutely no problems with weight gain and was very happy (and still is.)

Answer by ~KGB~ Kaitlyn’s mommy
that chart seem high and charts are loose guidelines to show averages. They should not be followed exactly. They are made to give you an idea for how much your child should be eating.

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2 Comments to “infant feeding guideYellow Warbler, North Seymour Island, Galapagos”

  1. What a good shot. Well done.

  2. ralphyf1, thank you for your kind words. I must give credit to the sweet little bird for posing so nicely.

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