On Mon, 23 Sep 1996 rhm at ms.washington.edu wrote:

> I have a couple of low-tech inquiries.
>
> 1. For the past few days I've had a small group (7 to 8 birds) of
> Brewer's blackbirds at my two tube feeders. They like to sit on the
> edge of the bottom trays and on the adjacent window sill. They're
> quite beautiful, with their elegantly mean-looking beady yellow eyes.
> The two-tone females are much better looking than the entirely-brown
> depiction in the Peterson Guide. They're also great at chasing away
> the house sparrows.
>
> My question is: Is it unusual to have Brewer's blackbirds hanging
> around a feeder like that? My feeders are outside a third-floor
> apartment kitchen window near Green Lake in Seattle. They seem to
> show up off and on all day long.
>
We have Brewer's and Red-winged blackbirds who frequent our feeders. The
Red-winged more often. This past summer we have a pair of Yellow-headed
blackbirds who like the corn feeder.

Peggi