Subject: Hummingbirds in Kent
Date: May 15 02:21:23 2004
From: Mike Deasy - deaser26 at hotmail.com


Greetings Tweeters,

My wife LaNae and I are brand new to the list. We have a Rufus couple and a Ruby Throated Hummingbird coming to our porch to feed here in Kent. And we had a House Finch couple build a nest in one of our hanging plants. They laid five eggs, and yesterday they hatched. It has really been a joy to watch the cycle.

Are the babies in danger from the Starlings that seem to be lurking around the yard? They seem to be growing in number and occasionally run the song birds away from the feeders.....is there any defense?

We are concerned and curious
cheers
Michael Deasy, MBA