Hi,
I have had a huge increase of bird activity, with all five woodpecker's, and Gold Finches; it takes time to get all the feeders cleaned and filled. I also for the first time have both male and female Anna's who came this winter, as well as my regular quota of Rufous. And now we are seeing a decent number of Siskins as well
Yesterday, while filling two suet logs for the woodpeckers, a gray bird flew out of the Cotoneaster, and into the juniper. I pished, and immediately saw that it was definitely a Townsend's Solitaire, with a juniper berry in it's bill! In the area I found this bird, I have a young Pacific Madrona tree, now about 4 foot high (I think that is what it is called) lots of Cotoneaster, wild roses, salal, and so on. First time for this bird to be seen in my yard.

I also have what appear to be nesting Bald Eagles. Constant calling, and flying circles over our homes, is quite exciting; but since they have sat in my trees looking at my back yard, we decided not to breed our Golden Retriever (not THAT interested in feeding Bald Eagles!) Recently I only see one but he calls a lot.
If anyone in the Bonney Lake area has the time and wants to help look for the nest, Fish and Wildlife really need the information. I haven't had the time, and with all the development going on here, I am anxious to find it myself. I know it has to be nearby my house.
I have had two deaths in the family in the past two months, and it has simply been impossible for me to work on this project at this time. As it is, I won't be able to start a serious search until I get back in town at the end of April.

Although I have heard many say that Red Bellied Sapsuckers do not use suet, my Sapsuckers do, and on a regular basis after they start showing up as a pair, (which was a few weeks ago).

Vicki Biltz Bonney Lake Wa vickibiltz at msn.com<mailto:vickibiltz at msn.com>