It's what got me started birding. Right after a long, heavy rainfall, my
front yard exploded with all these birds I'd never noticed before. A month
later I had several feeders, two new pairs of binoculars, and a little book
called "The Birds of Puget Sound." It's only gotten worse since then.

Rick Tyler

On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 1:38 PM, Jeremy Schwartz <jschwartz1124 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Tweeters!
>
> Has anyone else noticed surges in bird activity in the inter-periods
> between rain showers?
>
> I first noticed it weeks ago at my backyard feeders. Not five minutes
> after a rainstorm let up and the sun came through, our feeders exploded
> into life. Two-thirds of the 13 species on our backyard list came out of
> the trees to feed. All at once.
>
> BC and CB Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos and Red-breasted Nuthatches
> jockeyed for position on the feeders themselves, while Spotted Towhees and
> American Robins patrolled the ground for dropped seeds. Two Anna's
> Hummingbirds even came to the party, too.
>
> I've noticed it once or twice out in the field, while birding in the
> wetlands near my office park in Bothell. The trees just seemed busier after
> rainfall stops.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Keep watching the skies!
>
> Jeremy Schwartz
> Lake Forest Park
> jschwartz1124 AT gmail DOT com
>
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Rick Tyler