Fellow Tweets,

12 ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS on the Tacoma CBC, 1 on the Sequim-Dungeness CBC,
and 88(last year) on the Victoria CBC(British Columbia). Any other notable
numbers this year?

Patrick

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> From: Caroline Feiss <cfeiss at halcyon.com>
> To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Hummingbirds -- Update
> Date: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 9:02 AM
>
> So the freeze came. The hummingbird feeder was freezing up in about 45
> minutes. Mr. Anna's was out there virtually squaking at me, nonstop. I
was
> alternating feeders, bringing one in to thaw, hanging the other, leaky
one
> out, etc. etc.
>
> Inspiration. I dug out the trouble light from the basement, hung it next
to
> the feeder, and with about 30 feet of exterior extension cord, wired the
> thing around the corner of the house, through the mailbox slot, and into
the
> basement where there is a plug.
>
> The interesting outcome of this, besides the fact that the feeder no
longer
> freezes up, is that Mr. Anna's doesn't really like being in the
spotlight.
> He comes in and feeds and then flys off to his perch on the telephone
wire.
> Ms. Anna's now has an opportunity to feed regularly, which was not the
case
> before the light because Mr. A spent all his time sitting on the perch,
> snarling when ever she appeared.
>
> Happy holidays to one and all (including the Sharpies)
>
> Caroline Feiss
> Seattle