Hello Dennis and tweeter,
It been the last two years that the Flickers been coming in groups to our Suet feeders.We used to have lot's of Downy Woodpeckers there bee dwindling to one pair,since the flickers been coming.We also having fife Steller's Jay coming to the suet ,but I believe this are a family what been breeding close by.We have 5 Suet feeders hanging and all bee used constantly from all birds a Townsend's Warblers to Kinglet's.And our yard birds also been increased the last two years.
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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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