I'm convinced that the primary habitat of Brewer's Blackbirds is the parking lot. I can't imagine how they survived before "civilization" arrived here.

Burt Guttman
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA 98505 guttmanb at evergreen.edu <mailto:guttmanb at evergreen.edu>
Home: 7334 Holmes Island Road S. E., Olympia, 98503

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Sent: Sat 11/6/2010 2:14 PM
To: Yelm Backyard Wildlife
Cc: tweeters
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Yelm Thurston County Brewers Blackbird


Yeah, over the years, although not very recently(?), there have been Brewer's Blackbirds underfoot in my local mall here in Bellingham (Sehome Village Mall). I noticed small amounts of "bird food" left out in the parking areas, so that may have helped lure them. But they were walking around underfoot at the entrance of the grocery store. That may be an adaptation(?) to walking around large hoofed animals out on the prairies to catch insects flushed by the bison, etc.

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA
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From: "Yelm Backyard Wildlife" <yelmbackyard at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, November 6, 2010 6:10:51 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] Yelm Thurston County Brewers Blackbird

Dear Tweets;

I have noticed that there is a small flock of 12 to 15 Brewers
Blackbirds feeding in the Wal-Mart parking lot yesteday.
Someone dropped some seed in the lot that they were enjoying.
There was only 1 male in the group.

It was odd to me as I have not noticed any such birds in this lot previously.

Michelle
Yelm
Thurston County
yelmbackyard at gmail.com
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