Dennis Paulson wrote -

>The Bushtit Research Bunch (D. Paulson, Founder and CEO) is pleased to
>report a sighting of Bushtits feeding on Cotoneaster berries in my back
>yard in Seattle on7 October. The bush is full of berries and is visited by
>House Finches and other species. A whole little cluster (ca 5) of Bushtits
>descended on one bunch (this must be the "Bunch" in BRB) of berries that
>had been punctured by finches, and I could see their tiny little beaks
>enter the fruit and come out munching. I never knew they ate fruit before
>and would like to present this as Research Report #1 (see, Mike, we're
>publishing).

I have a slide of about a dozen or so of the little mites on a suet
ball munching greasily away during a cold snap in Vancouver, BC. Glad
to forward to you if you like, Dennis.

- Jack



Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
CANADA
jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca