If it’s anything like our yard, a sharpie is more danger to the warbler at a
hanging feeder than a cat with the suet on the ground. Especially since there
doesn’t seem to be a hiding place for a cat right there.
Marti Ligocki
South Salem
From: Jack Williamson
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2017 6:32 PM
To: L Markoff
Cc: OBOL Oregon Birders Online
Subject: [obol] Re: Black-throated Blue Warbler - Yes!
Good suggestion - maybe.
Based on the number of feeders hanging from the house in question as well as
most of their neighbors, I doubt cats are in the equation. More importantly -
there is a suet feeder hanging directly above the one on the ground that the
warbler did not visit during my brief period of observation.
I give the homeowner credit for putting the food in the place the bird
frequents.
The warbler flys just fine - it flew into view from across the street without
any apparent difficulty.
Jack Williamson
West Linn, Oregon
On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 6:19 PM, L Markoff <canyoneagle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So far as I’ve seen, all the photos posted to Obol show the bird on the
ground. Did anyone suggest to the host that the suet should be placed up
higher, rather than on the ground? Enticing the bird to feed on the ground
makes it a sitting duck for a cat to grab it.
Just a thought.
Lori Markoff
Eugene (In the icy South Hills)
From: obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf ;
Of Jack Williamson
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2017 5:47 PM
To: OBOL Oregon Birders Online
Subject: [obol] Black-throated Blue Warbler - Yes!
I spent most of the day on Sauvie Island, which means I drove past the
warbler twice before going online to find out how bad my choice was this
morning leave the house without first checking OBOL.
Below is one image of the Black-throated Blue taken during very low light.
There are several good places for this bird to take shelter in the area, in
addition to the good food supply, so I am hopeful it will be around for awhile
and make itself available for more photo shoots under much better conditions
over the coming days.
Many thanks to Andrew Luccock for helping me get on this great bird before
dark.
45.474140, -122.673643
Jack Williamson
West Linn, Oregon
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