I, too, have had close encounters with birds at this site. I have never
seen anyone actually feeding birds in this location, but I have seen
birdseed on the ground there. I don't remember if I've seen that this year,
but have in previous years.

Michael Conner



On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 7:42 PM, Gary Bletsch <garybletsch at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dear Tweeters,
>
> Since today (14th October) marks the first day of waterfowl-slaughter, I
> decided to stay away from Fir Island. That proved fortuitous. Here are a
> few highlights.
>
> March Point--although the presence of a dozen or more camo-clad men on the
> dredge-spoil islands has apparently scared off the pelicans, there was a
> nice flock of Semipalmated Plovers on the mud near Whitmarsh.
>
> Rosario Head--a single ANCIENT MURRELET could be seen amongst the large
> numbers of Common Murres. There were also two Pacific Loons.
>
> Lake Erie--all five regular *Aythya *ducks were present, with quite a few
> Ring-necked Ducks and Lesser Scaup, two Greater Scaup, a drake Canvasback,
> and a female REDHEAD. There was also a single Ruddy Duck and my first
> Bufflehead of the fall.
>
> Washington Park--here's the question. Do people hand-feed birds at the
> memorial Carroll Louise Newport bench--the one overlooking Green Point? I
> refer to the bench by the concrete steps leading down to the beach just
> around the corner from Green Point itself. At this spot, I always see
> passerines very close in. Today, a CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE landed on my
> scope, then pecked my hand! Meanwhile, Spotted Towhees, Song Sparrows, a
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet, some Oregon Juncos, and a Pacific Wren disported
> themselves within a meter of me, as they almost always do at this location.
> Oh, another very cool thing here was a Pacific Wren trying very hard to
> convince me that it was a Brown Creeper, creeping up and up the trunk of a
> conifer, foraging on the bark, and staying there for a good five minutes,
> before descending in a pretty good imitation of a creeper's spiraling
> downward flight!
>
> Bay View State Park--a PARASITIC JAEGER was harassing the Bonaparte's
> Gulls out in the bay. There were a couple of Red-breasted Mergansers, too.
>
> Samish Island Public Beach--there were a few more Buffleheads and
> Red-breasted Mergansers here, plus a very spiffy-looking Pacific Loon.
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Gary Bletsch
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