Every spring into early summer and again in late summer (presumably after
nesting) I get a flock of about 70 coming to my feeders in the Westend of
the Columbia River Gorge. I feed them rolled corn on a platform feeder,
they can gobble several ponds of corn in a short time.

On Wed, 12 May 1999 16:06:26 -0700 "Steven Kimball"
<skimball at halcyon.com> writes:
>I have a gang of up to 10 of them that come regularly to my backyard
>feeders
>in Federal Way. On the other hand, my mother who lives outside of
>Port
>Townsend never gets any at hers. Do other Tweeters encounter them
>regularly?
>
>Steve Kimball
>Federal Way, Washington
>skimball at halcyon.com
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Mary Shane <mshane at techline.com>
>To: 'Tweeters Post' <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 12:14 PM
>Subject: Band-Tailed Pigeons
>
>
>> Several band-tailed pigeons have suddenly appeared high in the
>hemlocks
>and
>> cedars on my property. I've lived here for about 2 1/2 years and
>have
>never
>> seen them around. The Audubon field guide indicates they are
>fairly
>common
>> to the NW, but I've not seen them before in the 2 1/2 years I've
>lived
>here.
>> Are they more common in the Seattle area?
>>
>> Mary Shane
>> Montesano, WA
>> mshane at techline.com
>>
>

Wilson Cady
Washougal, WA.
gorgebirds at juno.com

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