My impression is that there has been a lot of insect hatching in the last 48
hours. My windshield tells me this and the local Anna's has ignored the feeder
today and is apparently catching gnats around the leafed out bushes. It even
went into a hole in the ground (an old fishpond about three feet wide now used
for compost) to get bugs. That's probably the first time I have seen a hummer
disappear below ground level.
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
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On Mar 20, 2016, at 10:05 PM, Caleb Centanni <caleb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Bill,
I don't normally, but I did see one just today flycatching repeatedly from
the top of an oak tree. It caught my attention as well. Maybe it's spring
behavior.
Happy migration!
-Caleb
On Mar 20, 2016 4:33 PM, "Bill and Nicki" <billandnicki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
OBOL,
Has anyone ever seen Oregon Junco flycatching?
I'm pretty certain that's what I was seeing Saturday afternoon here in
Beavercreek, OR. The behavior caught my eye while I was doing other things.
It was repeated by more than one Junco. I grabbed the bins and expected to
see a warbler or something. They flew and returned to both a mountain ash
and and apple tree over and over. I never could ID a prey item though.
Also, on the apple tree, some were working at tearing up moss clumps.
Bill Evans
Beavercreek, OR
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