tweeters, this is the honest truth, I have seen song sparrows taking
hair from my dogs tail while he was asleep,he is an old dog(golden r.)
and a very sound sleeper; but I don't think the birds would carry off
the whole dog, unless its maltese vs. Bald eagle... Did hear an
orance crowned warbler singing this morning, also!!!!
Vicki Biltz Bonney Lake,
Wa.
email..sawwhet85 at hotmail.com

>So that's what happened to our dog a couple of springs ago! At least it was
>for a good cause. But they could have been nice enough to return the
>collar.
>
>----------
> >From: "Vicki Biltz" <sawwhet85 at hotmail.com>
> >To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> >Subject: Hairy woodpeckers have paired up
> >Date: Thu, Feb 24, 2000, 7:34 AM
> >
>
> > Dear Tweeters, For the past several months, my male and female hairies
> > have visited my suet on a regular basis,as well as a pair of townsends.(
>The
> > male Townsends actually chased the female hairy off
> > his favorite feeder a few days ago). For the last week the pair of
> > hairies have come to the feeders together, and have been hammering
> > some as well, and "pic"ing back and forth. Two years ago they tried to
>nest
> > in a neighbors tree, only to be overcome by starlings. This winter is
>the
> > first time I have had the pair feeding since then.
> > Today I put out dog hair(I get it Free from a dog grooming salon),in
> > an old suet basket hoping to find them using it for nesting.
> > I hope to see some action at this very popular basket. Lst year I had a
> > female house finch take so much she looked like a flying fluff,
> > you couldn't see her face or breast at all; and she did this several
> > times, I don't know how she could see to get where she needed to go!
> >
> > See ya, Vicki Biltz
> > Bonney Lake, Wa.
> > email---sawwhet85 at hotmail.com
> >
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