Hello,

I first remember noting groups of flickers during the CBC in my count area along the Little Spokane River. There was usually at least one group of 7 or 8 individuals each year in the mid-90's. Interesting that that time frame is later than what other people are reporting.

Kristin Stewart
Olympia
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From: Dennis Paulson
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:14 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] flickers in groups


Hello, tweets.

I have flickers coming to my suet feeders regularly, but I've noticed that they often come en masse. Just now four flickers (3 males and a female) swooped into the yard virtually as a group, and that seems much more often to be the case (but not always 4) than coming as individuals. They are somewhat aggressive to one another, but not that much. I suppose it's quite possible they are a family group, but I didn't realize they stayed in association this late in the fall. Has anyone else seen this phenomenon?

Dennis Paulson
1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115
206-528-1382


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