[Tweeters] Bewick's nesting in Wedgwood (Anna's too) / Surprise...Townsends Solitaire!

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I’ve heard that sometimes male Bewick’s will build fake nests to impress the ladies. I’ve seen this in my yard. Maybe it’s early because it’s a courtship nest not a nest nest. 

Jill


> On Mar 10, 2023, at 1:00 PM, Caryn Schutzler <bluedarner1 at seanet.com> wrote:

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> Hi Seattle Birders,

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> Had an Anna’s begin a nest on 2/1 and was with it for 3 weeks until the snow then sadly abandoned it. 

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> Yesterday watched a Bewick’s (after Jessie, our dog, noticed her through a window collecting debris on a mat) carry fluff and sticks, etc. into a small woven house with wood top I had put up in a rhody so I could watch from my living room window. 

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> It seems so early. I saw a pair building in an electrical box at my PT’s office too the day before. (On March 1, during my physical therapy appt, I was surprised to see my very first ever (Lifer!) Townsends Solitaire (on 35th Ave. NE) in a quite thickety habitat. Only wish I could have gotten a photo! Gray with white eye ring… has anyone else (Dennis Paulson said he’s seen them in his yard 3x over 32 years) seen one around these Wedgwood parts?

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> Wondering... is anyone else out there is seeing nesting Bewick’s this month?

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> Do they complete and have it all ready to move into when the time is right?

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> Good Birding to all.

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> Caryn / Wedgwood Birder

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