At 08:13 PM 1/16/96 -0800, you wrote:
>Does anyone out there know of House Finches nesting in the winter?

I haven't had reports of passerines nesting but I wouldn't be surprised to
hear it. I have, however, had reports of ducks nesting. In Arizona they've
already had a batch of ducklings.

The general consensis seems to be the unusually warm weather we're having on
the west coast. The birds think it's spring and are behaving accordingly.
I watched two large hawks engaging in courting behavior last week.

Happy Birding!

Peggi



Peggi Rodgers
peggir at ori.org
Eugene, OR
"A bird does not sing because it has an
answer, It sings because it has a song"