[obol] Cedar Waxwings and Red-hot Pokers

[JLKolias at aol.com]

The CEDAR WAXWINGS have been in our SE Portland  backyard since May 31. There 
is a flock of 60-100 birds that visit the Red Hot  Stove Pokers in the 
morning, at mid-day and in the evening. We have large groups  of Stove Pokers 
approximately 70 each. 

Judy Kolias
SE  Portland
Unincorporated Clackamas County





In a message  dated 6/9/2008 9:45:44 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
ptsulliv at spiritone.com  writes:
OBOL:

This weekend Carol and I were treated to 2-3  over-the-top beautiful scenes: 
A cluster of bright red-and-yellow Red-hot  Poker plants, festooned with 
yellow-and-burnt-orange CEDAR WAXWINGS.   The birds were clinging to the 
stems and feeding on the yellow flowers at  the bottom of each flowering 
spike.  The birds faces were yellow with  pollen.  The whole scene was 
spectacular!

Locations:
Ballston  Rd., S of Sheridan
Corner of Finn & Webfoot Rds, N. of Hopewell
Kings  Valley (reported by the owner of the store)

Check out your local patch of  Red-hot Pokers.

Good birding, everyone,

Paul T.  Sullivan






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