Linda,

I would also like to know the answer to that question.

I haven't located the nest yet, but three times yesterday I saw a female Anna's taking some nesting material from my "nest making supplies".

Christine Southwick
Shoreline/N Seattle
clsouth at u.washington.edu

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006, Linda Phillips wrote:

> Tweeters:
> I am going to change the focus of our Hummingbird thread. I encountered a
> very agitated female Anna's while I was out for a walk. It occurred to me
> she was protesting because I was near her nest. So of course I searched
> until I found it. I can't see inside and she did not stay on the nest so
> I'm not sure if she has laid her eggs yet.
> I am interested in watching as this family grow but I don't want to cause
> her to abandon the nest. Do any of you know rules of nest watching
> etiquette? How close can I safely view the nest? How often can I check on
> it? Can I take pictures of the babies?
> Linda Phillips
> Kenmore 98028-2616
> sweetmem at juno.com
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