At 03:16 PM 1/17/2006, Lou Ann Harris wrote:
>A perky BEWICK'S WREN was practicing a couple of different songs this
>morning. He's a regular visitor to my feeder in Bellevue.

I heard one singing this morning too, also a regular yard visitor and a
user of my suet cage. I've also had JUNCOS clinging to the cage,. A M/F
pair of NORTHERN FLICKERS visit the cage and my back porch
regularly. (standard Red-Shafted) I'm going to put up a flicker nest box
soon as soon as I figure out where to put it. ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS are still
constant visitors, usually an adult female. I still get severely yelled at
when in the backyard, I tell her I'm her "sugar-daddy" but she never listens.

Also, the RW BLACKBIRDS down at Golden Gardens Park are singing and
displaying like crazy. I had one land on the back of my hand the other day
when someone else was feeding the ducks He displayed and sang on my hand. (
I had no food) One pair each BUFFLEHEADS, BARROW'S GOLDENEYES and HOODED
MERGANSERS in the pond this morning along with the Mallards and Wigeons.

Cliff Drake
Seattle Ballard WA
cliff at cliffdrake.net