Me too! I was about to write about our first Black-headed Grosbeak and then
saw three other reports in already. We're continuing to make our yard (on
the west shore of Long Lake) as natural and wildlife-friendly as possible,
with more and more native plantings. I just hung a new feeder in the area
we call the Little Garden and was just rewarded with a female grosbeak
feeding on it. I'm still envious of those who are reporting tanagers or
Evening Grosbeaks on their, but this is a small triumph. And as Lois says,
other people don't have Wood Ducks at their feeders.

Burt Guttman guttmanb at evergreen.edu
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA 98505 360-456-8447
Home: 7334 Holmes Island Road S.E., Olympia 98503


-----Original Message-----
From: Maureen Ellis [mailto:me2 at u.washington.edu]
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 1:49 PM
To: Tweeters News Group
Subject: more Black-headed Grosbeaks


A single male was really chowing down at my sunflower seed feeder, Mon,
May 12. Today is a wave of them, males chasing each other and also
females, all pigging out at the feeder. So animated and colorful; no
tanagers, yet.

Cheers, me2
top and end condo in a 4-story bldg right at the NE edge of the Seahurst
Park forest in Burien, SW of Seattle near the Puget Sound
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