Hi Christine,

I would suggest contacting Paul Dye at Northwest Wildfowl. His website is at:

http://www.greatnorthern.net/~dye/index.html

Good luck with the Mandarins!

Ed Schulz
Everett, WA

-----Original Message-----
From: Christine <nightbird7 at seanet.com>
To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 11:12 PM
Subject: Mandarin Duck Pair Returns to Everett


>Hi Tweeters,
>
>Some of you may remember that I had a pair of Mandarin ducks visit my yard
>last Spring. I put up a duck box for them, but they didn't use it and I
>didn't see any ducklings. They just came daily to the stream in my yard to
>eat and stay for the night, where nearby unknown. Now they've returned for
>another season in my yard, and I'm again hoping they'll have some ducklings.
>I put out cracked corn for them, but they seem also to be eating the mixed
>bird seed on the ground nearby. If anyone has suggestions on how to promote
>nesting, please let me know. Also, does this make them a wild pair now that
>they seem to be migrating on a regular basis?
>
>Another question I have is about the male varied thrush who is still here
>after spending the winter...will he find a female soon or stay on alone?
>
>Christine Giannini
>Everett, WA
>mailto:nightbird7 at seanet.com
>
>