[obol] Back yard birds in Eugene

[Peter J. McClosky]

I should clarify, that I have changed the Humming bird food (commercial 
nectar) regularly.

Peter J. McClosky
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Peter J. McClosky wrote:

>Hello All,
>
>While working in the back yard today I had a Hummingbird feed at the 
>Hummingbird feeder (very small, all brown, no iridescence).   The feeder 
>has been in place about 3/4 of the year and this was the first I have 
>observed feeding! (The food in the feeder has never been used, so I 
>don't think they have been feeding before.)
>
>I also had the second American Robin I have seen, in the 14 months I 
>have lived here.
>
>Additionally, I saw a female Downy Woodpecker, a Northern Flicker, in 
>addition to the normal Western Scrub Jays, European Starlings, and Crows.
>
>I wonder if the cold and wind have brought in new birds to the area?
>
>I still have the small unidentified songbirds, as before.
>
>Peter J. McClosky
>in the Santa Clara region of Eugene
>
>  
>

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Peter J. McClosky
Eugene, Oregon
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