[Douglbirds] Bushtits

[dale brinker]

I went to see the second nest reported to me and saw, with some 
chagrin, that it was from orioles.  I would still be pleased to hear 
if any others have seen these nests.

At 1:20 PM -0700 1/17/07, dale brinker wrote:
>I have 10-12 Bushtits who visit each day for suet and I see them at
>bushes at the back of the house near downtown Parker.  Last week I
>had a call from someone in Ponderosa Hills NE of Parker who had a
>peculiar nest in a tangle near his house.  It was a Bushtit nest.
>Later in the week a friend east of Parker in Homestead Hills called
>to say that he also had one.  Both nests had been used last year.  I
>would like to know if others are seeing the nests, a sac 8-10 inches
>long, usually not too high, made of lichens, feathers, and grass.
>The birds seem to be quite active in this area.
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