From: "Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney" <festuca at olywa.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 13:24:09 -0000

Irene Wanner wrote:

" I have discovered a bushtit nest in my next-door neighbor's bushy lilac.
Will let you know how things go. The site is pretty exposed to children,
pets, people with lawnmowers.... I thought these little guys tried to
choose higher elevation (this one's at only 6'). Anyone else have one
going?"

Irene,

I've found dozens of bushtit nests through the years, and would
guesstimate that 90% of them are at or below my eye level (I'm only 5'
11") - often in areas that you'd think would be pretty disturbed around
lawns, kids, etc. This statistic on nest height might be somewhat biased,
since I'd figure that I look down or forward more often than I look up.

I have had a group of bushtits in the yard for the past few years, but
assume that they must be nesting in a neighbor's yard, since I've not
found the nest on our acre...

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
festuca at olywa.net