Very unusual and unexpected. I would have been puzzled by the description,
for sure. But, how on Earth can anyone not recognize the common pet store
Budgerigar? Was I an unusual child, making fairly regular visits to a pet
store and getting to know all of the animals sold there?

Latest reports from the Natural Resources Building in Olympia indicate two
baby Northern Flickers in a cavity in one of the cylindrical support columns
that rise from the lobby level to the base of the overhanging portion of the
5th floor. I believe these columns are made of some kind thin veneer of
plaster around a core of something like styrofoam. Once through the outer
shell, flickers have an easy time excavating a nice nest. Probably a bit of
a source of fits for the General Administration staff responsible for
maintaining state office buildings.

Kelly McAllister
Olympia, Washington

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilson Cady" <gorgebirds at juno.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 6:29 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Unusual Skamania County Nesting Species


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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