[obol] Re: Eugene odd bushtits
- From: "Dennis Vroman" <dpvroman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <whoffman@xxxxxxxx>, "Steve Valasek" <botheringbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 12:16:53 -0700
Here's another possibility, if you have this plant around. The Skunk Cabbage
is in bloom. I have seen Bushtits visiting the flowering plants, which attract
a lot of insects. In the process of foraging, the Bushtits get yellow pollen
faces.
----- Original Message -----
From: Wayne Hoffman
To: Steve Valasek
Cc: woodenapple@xxxxxxxx ; obol
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 10:50 AM
Subject: [obol] Re: Eugene odd bushtits
Sounds like pollen staining -
Around here, some willows have catkins with a lot of pollen open now - is
that the case in your neighborhoods?
Wayne
On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Steve Valasek <botheringbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I saw the same thing in Beaverton. I thought that they were Verdin at first
too.
On Apr 3, 2014 10:36 AM, "woodenapple@xxxxxxxx" <woodenapple@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Greetings, Obolists!
Among a flock of 7 or 8 Bushtits just now in our Eugene/Santa Clara-area
backyard were 4 with bright yellow faces! Other than facial coloration, there
was nothing to suggest that they were other than Bushtits. I presume they have
have acquired this color from some food source?
I believe that there was a recent report from the Eugene area of a flock
of Verdin. If that flock had been comprised of individuals such as these, such
an identification would be completely understandable.
Also in the yard this morning were 3 Chipping Sparrows, for the third
sighting in the last 3 weeks. Of note is that this is the first time I can
recall seeing more than a single bird at one time at our location.
Rudi
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