I have been observing several Anna's on my daily walk near work ( Canyon Park, Bothell)



Mid-January I observed three males having display flights and squabbling



One male has set up territory on a pond, a second is about 500 feet away up slope on a plateau.



Today I observed the plateau bird in display flight and then singing. I observed a female fly up and the male join her, leading her to a shrub where I observed copulation.



This is the first time I have seen Anna's on nesting territories. Is this normal timing or is our non-Winter getting them ahead of schedule?



Marti Anderson

scribenbirder at msn.com