They are coming out to feed, after taken cover from the rain and making up
for lost time! I have the same experience in our yard i.e. this morning.

Hans Feddern

On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Rick Tyler <rhtyler at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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