When I lived in Ocean Shores we had a metal chimney and the drumming was a
daily activity this time of year. I thought they made noise to attract a
mate. The most exciting thing that happened with that chimney was when a
pair of Starlings made their way down and opened the damper, We had two 7
month old cats and two starlings crashing about the house at 5AM. The urge
to pull the covers over our heads and hide was strong. ..


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Cliff Drake
Seattle, WA
cliffdrake at qwest.net



----- Original Message -----
From: "Irene Wanner" <iwanner at u.washington.edu>
To: <WPCTWBUG at aol.com>
Cc: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: Flickers


> In the Central District this spring, I have heard flickers calling (for
> mates?) and drumming away on the big metal attachments at the top of tel.
> poles. No ants, presumably! Other insights?
>
> Thanks,
> Irene
> Seattle/CD
>
>
>