Today I observed a pair of LESSER GOLDFINCHES at 204th Street and Frager Road in Kent. The female appeared to be working on a Bushtit nest. After watching for a few minutes it became apparent that she was not adding to the nest. Rather, she was "borrowing" nesting material.


Here is the female - https://www.flickr.com/gp/138163614 at N02/7ma8vt2816


Here is the male - https://www.flickr.com/gp/138163614 at N02/njwoFUMe58


And here is the pair in a tree, the male probably foraging and the female robbing nesting material from a bushtit nest.. - https://www.flickr.com/gp/138163614 at N02/54y0a5uAA9






Marv Breece
Tukwila, WA
marvbreece at q.com