In Northbeach ravine area (30th Ave NW and NW 90th Pl -N Ballard this am:
Western Flycatcher singing on a branch
Olive-Sided Flycatcher-singing loudly for a long time on topmost branch
Townsend's Warblers
Merlin picked up Wilson's, W Wood Peewee


On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM Shelf Life Community Story Project via
Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> I've been seeing a ton of aphids this year, in many sizes and colors,

> including some particularly juicy ones that have appeared on a large

> hellebore in my garden. Yesterday, at least four Wilson's descended to the

> ground and feasted on the aphids. Hooray!!

> Jill

> Seattle

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> On Wed, May 21, 2025, 7:30 AM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <

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>> Wilson's Warblers filled our yard this morning, minimum of 10 foraging

>> through the trees. Some low enough to be breathtaking, most high enough to

>> cause the classic warbler neck, silhouettes against a white sky. But that's

>> warbler watching. As Jim Danzenbaker reminds us, look up! I think the

>> reason they stay high is because they are on the move, and it's easier to

>> move through the treetops than through the understory.

>>

>> Two Warbling Vireos added to the fun, but I saw no other species. These

>> birds really like birch trees, which are full of insects in the spring.

>>

>> Dennis Paulson

>> Maple Leaf

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