At 08:39 AM 5/21/97 -0700, you wrote:
>> Walking from the parking lot at the Montlake Fill this morning,
>> goldfinches dustbathing, a swarm of swallows, and an
>> attack on my bald spot by a female redwing blackbird.
>
>Reminds me of a mated pair of Blue Jays in Washington DC outside the
>Treasury building (I think) who built their nest ina tree near the
>entrance. Every day for about a week the local news broadcasts included a
>daily "Blue Jay attack highlights" segment.
>
There's a pair of Brewer's blackbirds who've built their nest over the
entrance to a grocery store. Everyone who walks by gets dive bombed and if
you stop they do multiple attacks. It's rather fun to watch!

Peggi
Ben & Peggi Rodgers
Aptos, CA (near Santa Cruz 122 W, 37 N)
USA
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It sings because it has a song"