At least one black-capped Chickadee takes a drink at our hummingbird feeder
too. There is a Downy Woodpecker who comes to our peanut tube but I have
not seen it at the Hummingbird feeder.

Margaret Parkinson
mailto: margparkie at home.com
University District, Seattle

----- Original Message -----
From: "Netta Smith" <nettasmith at home.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 6:24 PM
Subject: surprising sugar sippers


> Just in the past few weeks we have noticed both Black-capped Chickadee and
> Downy Woodpecker (not sure how many of each or even if there is more than
> one) at one of our hummingbird feeders. They can perch on a nearby branch
> and drink from a projecting tube. Some non-hummingbirds such as House
> Finches and orioles are well known to visit hummer feeders, but I had
never
> observed or read about this behavior in these two species.
> Dennis Paulson
> --
> Netta Smith and Dennis Paulson
> 1724 NE 98 St.
> Seattle, WA 98115