Hi Tweeters,
We also had a male Slate-colored subspecies of Dark-eyed Junco at our
feeder yesterday. I was surprised because I had not seen one before and
needed to look it up in the bird book.

The pine siskins dominate our feeder and the junkos and other sparrows
feed on the ground what the siskins waste. The chickadees and nuthatches
are opportunists and slide in as soon as the siskins are frightened away by
something. Usually a male red winged blackbird or a stellars jay. Flickers
have also been visiting our feeder. They are funny to watch because they
are so much larger than the perch. But they manage. There are a few house
finches, but not many right now.

I am new to the list and want to be sure people here are interested in
backyard feeders. We used to do a lot of field birding before we became
homeowners. I miss seeing all the ducks and we need to take a trip up to
the Skagit. It is nice to hear all the good sites to visit. Thank you all.
I miss the field birding and we need to get out there. This list is getting
me very interested.

Nancy Lander
Renton, WA
n.lander at comcast.net


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Schulz" <linusq at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Wayne and Arla Tree" <dunlin at montana.com>; "Hannah Rimensberger"
<joehannahrimensberger at msn.com>; "Tweets" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:13 PM
Subject: DesMoines 3-4-04


> Hi Folks:
> I had a couple of good bird species today down in my woods in
> DesMoines, and up at the field above my house.
> In the field was a male Slate-colored subspecies of Dark-eyed Junco,
> the first one I have seen in DesMoines.
> Then as the dog and I came back home through the woods about 2:30,
> there were three calling Barred Owls. Wow! I didn't call them at all
> as they are almost on eggs. A lot of birds started flying about as
> the owls called, including two Pileated Woodpeckers. Two of the
> Barred Owls had higher voices and did their monkey call (oo, oo, oo
> rising in pitch). The 3rd owl had a lower call. All were calling the
> classic, "Who Cooks For You". Chorus lasted for about 2 minutes.
> Yours, Carol Schulz
> DesMoines, WA
> mailto:linusq at att.net
>