Subject: PILEATED IN FIRCREST
Date: Mar 15 12:16:50 2004
From: Ruth Sullivan - godwit at worldnet.att.net
Hello Tweeters,
It was so good morning today in our yard.We had two Pileated Woodpeckers staying around our yard for at least 10 minutes.Since there was a male and a female we are sure that this two going to be breeding again on the Fircrest Golf course.The Golf course is close to our house and there bred there before.And we had Pileated here before,but never a pair.There also flew to the telephone post both of them picking away.This post adjust our yard and usual used by flickers to pick to attract there mate.
Hello Tweeters,
This morning was a good morning birding here in our own yard. Two Pileated Woodpeckers visit our yard today.We having poplar trees between our neighbor house.Male and female staying least on 15 minutes in this trees together .The male start pecking and the female looked on.From there the flew to the telephone post again the male on top the post pecking loudly.There finally flew across the street where there went from tree to tree.We had Pileated Woodpecker here before but never a pair and there been breeding on the Private Fircrest Golf Course what is near by our house.
The other birds where a pair of Golden crown Kinglet what staying together even visiting our bird bath together,.The other bird was a single male Ruby-crowned Kinglet what went on to the suet feeder.Our Two Bushtits been coming on a regular basis and staying around together.It looks again that there going to breed here again.It was a good morning watching our feeders.The female Anna's comes seldom now since she is sitting on a nest again.
Cheers Ruth Sullivan
Fircrest Tacoma