Wow, you've got a pretty wide list of birds for your yard, I wish I
could see all those species on a regular basis out my yard. I do have
a couple of pet names:

Flash- a Black-Capped Chickadee with very pronounced half-white tail
and wings, odd

Bubba- a brute of a flicker that terrorizes the other birds at the
feeder

"The Gang"- our resident flock of Juncos

Puffballs- our pet name for the bushtits that wander by once in a while

Chris Duke
dukec at cc.wwu.edu
Bellingham, WA


LDavey at aol.com wrote:


>Tweets:
>
>This afternoon a pair of Wood Ducks landed in our yard, and I E-mailed
my
>husband to say "Woody & Wilma stopped by for a visit." He wondered in
his
>response if everyone named their backyard visitors as we do. So, I
thought
>I'd ask. Do you have names for "your" birds? Here's a few of ours:
>
>"Jetson" - Rufous Hummingbird
>"The Flying Elvii" - a trio of Stellar's Jays
>"Lyndon & Lady Bird" - Singing Sparrows
>"Elgie" - the lone Gooseman - a lone Canada Goose
>"Fat Neck & Chickie" - two CG who constantly harass Elgie.
>"Prince" - a house finch
>"Darth Vadar" - a not-yet-mature Bald Eagle
>"Talon" - Darth Vadar's parent
>"Whoopie" - a pied-billed Grebe
>"Elvira" - an eared Grebe
>"Samm" - our Great Blue Heron
>"New Guy" - Robin (who showed up well after spring last year and sang
>constantly as though he were trying to attract a mate. We said, "Hey
New Guy,
>zip it!)
>
>Conkareeah Caf & The Flicker Bar - our birdhouse & suet feeder
>Scully & Mulder - the squirrels who rob the above cafe & bar.
>
>There's a zillion of them. I'll spare you the full list, but I'd love
to hear
>some of yours. )
>
>Linda Davey
>Sammamish, WA
>