At 07:55 PM 2/14/97 -0800, Jim P. Flynn wrote:
> GBH's start gathering at
>these places quite early in the year; sixteen were seen at the
>rookery at the base of Peasley Canyon in Auburn Jan. 30th. They
>don't frequent the trees during fall or early winter but start
>gathering to stake out nest sites and perhaps to choose mates as
>well.

I was there this morning and saw eighteen, doing their display thing. I was
also stunned to observe one rip a live branch off an alder tree, catkins
dangling. My assumption was that nest material they gathered was loose, on
the ground, etc. I watched this one take the branch back to its mate for
addition to the nest.

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