Hi Tweeters, have not posted anything before, but will give it a try.

Thought that with the recent severe decline of Band-Tailed Pigeons, that
you'd like to know that I saw 10 in the trees around my yard this
morning. My wife and I were thrilled, as it's been a couple of years
since we've seen them in the area. We live on the edge of a wooded
area, so get lots of different species through. This morning was very
active, as we had the regular Juncos and Chickadees, but also Varied
Thrush (2), Red-Shafted and Gilded Flicker (1 each), House Finches (30),
Stellars Jay (3), Rufous sided Towhee (2) and Robin (6). The yard
sounded like an aviary. SPRING IS HERE!
Mark Freeland
Federal Way, near Dash Point State Park
76040,2662 at compuserv.com