The bird feeders here are strangely quiet as the Junco's prefer to
ground feed now back in the area where the Merlin or Hawk flew in last
week or so. A change of position from last week under brushy cover.

A Red-breasted Nuthatch visited a little known feeder here. One of
this feeders first visitors after the feeders were cleaned and
re-placed a week ago.

The Stellar Jays will hit the feeder near the bath so that he can eat
the seed that falls - they have gobbled up 3 feeders full of seed in
just a couple of days. I've since stopped using the feeder and
broadcast some seed, and hung a suet feeder instead. The order of the
"bath": Junco's bathe, Stellar Jays (mainly to feed and do not bathe)
and then the Towhee's. A small plate of seed at the bath was enojyed
by 3 Towhees late in the afternoon.

There are a few different colored Junco's within the flock. Some have
dark eyes and slate colored heads, others have dark black heads.

A flock of European Starlings were feeding in a field on Ordway and a
flock of Crows feed less than a 1/4 mile from them.

I noticed one day while visiting Puyallup that there are flocks and
flocks of birds roosting between the commercial signage on the
roadside. I suppose that makes a good wind break and roosting between
the opposing signs keeps them warmer at night.


Michelle
Thurston County
yelmbackyard at gmail.com