A hanging nest may well belong to Bushtits.

Barry Ulman
Bellingham, WA.


On Apr 3, 2011, at 7:37 PM, Dayna Yalowicki wrote:

> The onramp to northbound 405 from the Bothell Everett highway at northbound 228th SE circles around a retention pond. There are usually a few assorted waterfowl hanging out and even some unlucky little chicks in the spring surrounded only by freeway. Today, I noticed a nest, possibly a hanging nest on a shrub poking out of the water on the south side of the pond. One cannot stop here and my birding skills are not such that I could ID this nest at a glance. Has anyone else noticed this nest and what species it might belong to?
> Also, is anyone else concerned about the number of these retention ponds and the offspring hatching in them? I don't see how any of them could possibly survive. What? Just ducks, you say?
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> Dayna Yalowicki
> Dlwicki at frontier.com
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