On 6/28 Douglas Daily wrote :
"Anybody sitting on top of the nest box will tend to drive the
chickadees away."
This is not true in my yard, where a pair of black capped chickadees have
shared the roof of their nest box with a pair of song sparrows. The
sparrows typically perch on the roof and sing morning and evening. For
their second brood, the chickadees chose another nest box which is a
favorite for the song sparrows AND goldfinches to sing from. I think
this pair likes to be serenaded regularly!

By the way, I am going over to Chelan for a week after the 4th of July.
Anybody know some good birding spots?

Joanne Schmitt
jschmitt at sprintmail.com

"The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every
man's greed."
- Mahatma Gandi