Today I received a call that many birders get, " I have a bird in my birdhouse what is it?" They described the birds (a pair) as thin, green with a yellow belly. The location is in the west end of Skamania County at an elevation of about 1,600' in a forested area. When I went t the site because I couldn't guess what it might be the homeowner showed me a small ornamental bird house on a post next t o their hayfield. When I asked how often the birds came around they said it was in the box most of the time. I reached up and scratched on the front of the box and a Budgerigar flew out of the opening circled and shortly went back into the birdhouse. From the bird's actions I suspect it to be setting on eggs. I did not see the other Budgerigar but was told that it was usually around perched on the barn roof or nearby trees. First nesting pair that I have seen in Washington. I wonder how a pair ended up in that remote sparsely settled location?

Wilson Cady
Washougal, WA


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