at the pea patch in marymoor, i've seen house finches and red-winged
blackbirds attempt to feed from hummer feeders... i don't suppose it's
entirely unlikely that chickadees would not be interested from time to
time... i think most birds are opportunistic at some point...
00 caren
http://www.parkgallery.org

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Subject: [Tweeters] Chickadees at hummingbird feeder


Tweeters,
I'm wondering if others have observed chickadees feeding at Hummingbird
feeders. I have had a hummingbird feeder up in the back yard for a number
of years and have had at least a pair around all year. Recently I have
watched chickadees come to the feeder. Initially I assumed the chickadees
were getting insects attracted to the sugar water. Two of the four bee
guards are missing from the spouts. There are small puddles of the sugar
water but no insects. They must be drinking the sugar water. Both
chickadeess and hummingbirds come to the feeder at the same time, choosing
different spouts.

Garet Munger
Phinney Ridge, Seattle
gmunger140 at comcast.net
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