Either that or they've all come to my house (Come on-a my house, my house a come on).

Moths, flies, mosquitos, bugs of all shapes and sizes. Couldn't get to sleep last night because something fairly large (for a bug, that is) kept flying around the room and hitting my feet and face occasionally - couldn't ever see what it was, every time I turned on the lamp the room was empty! Ack!!

Susan (whose suet blocks are being destroyed on a daily basis lately - but not by the usual Starling suspects, but by mobs and mobs of Chickadees!)

Ballard, WA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lydia Bishop [mailto:gizathecat at verizon.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 02:40 PM
> To: jlrosso at aol.com, kwren at charter.net, cobirds at talk.netatlantic.com,
> Tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Cc: rebmike at efn.org
> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Fwd: Where are the insects?
>
> Insects?
>
>
>
> They must all be in the Lake Wentachee area. Went camping and got eaten
> alive by mosquitos at the campground, and biting flies on a hike.
>
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> I've noticed fewer violet-green swallows in my neighborhood near Lake
> Stevens.
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> To: kwren at charter.net; cobirds at talk.netatlantic.com;
> Tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Cc: rebmike at efn.org
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Fwd: Where are the insects?
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>
>
> This is our fifth summer in Arlington Virginia and the first time that I
> have not been bit by mosquitos. None. Usually I would get 4 bites just going
> out to get the newspaper in the morning. Nothing. Some attributed it to the
> drought, but the drought was over when we were deluged with rain a month
> ago.
>
>
>
> It is tempting to enjoy the lack of insects until you realize that something
> might be wrong. (The ants of course are doing just fine).
>
>
>
> Jim Rosso
>
> Arlington Virginia
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: kwren at charter.net
> To: cobirds at talk.netatlantic.com; Tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Cc: rebmike at efn.org
> Sent: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 9:41 AM
> Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Where are the insects?
>
> >This from my sister who lives in Oregon (Eugene). It struck me >because of
> the discussion about the decline in Nighthawks and other >insect-eaters:
> >
> >Have you noticed how few insects there are?
> >
> >Our back door has been open since all day. Not one fly. Not one >gnat. Not
> one mosquito. Not one moth. Especially since we've come >home late, and the
> lights have been on.
> >
> >Not even a wasp or bee!
> >
> >What's going on?
> >
> >R
>
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> 1317 Devils Gulch Rd.
> Estes Park, CO 80517
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