Hi Douglass,

I put up a Chickadee box this spring, a pair took to it immediately.
They built a nest and laid 8 eggs. Then they abandoned. The house was
mounted to a very mature Maple. The squirrels climb that tree & even sit
on top of the box to eat. I also saw several Starlings and House
Sparrows trying to get into the box. I made new boxes & put them on
poles thinking it was the squirrel harassing them. Do you have any
experience in this?

Ray Congdon

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>From: D. Daily[SMTP:ddaily at u.washington.edu]
>Sent: Friday, June 27, 1997 1:29 PM
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: Caught my eye...
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>One of my favorite sights was
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>a red-winged blackbird harrassing a crow harrassing a bald eagle.
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>My BC chickadees are out and about. Parents will land on a twig
>to work on a sunflower seed, the kids come flying in full tilt.
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>Everybody lands, sort of, twig bends, everybody ends up upside
>down and falling off. It's a wonder they don't starve to death.
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>The parents are very aggressive at the sunflower feeder. House
>finches and house sparrows are rudely buzzed and forced away.
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>Douglas F. Daily
> ddaily at u.washington.edu
> University of Washington
> Nursing Payroll, Box 356153
> Seattle WA 98195
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