Hi Stacy,
This makes for three out of the last four years it has visited our feeders in
front of our big picture windows. We usually know of its arrival by the clunk
that the feeder makes on the glass – when “Rocky’s” momentum causes the feeder
to whack the window. But last night we were late on pulling the shades – so we
got to watch it land on the feeder.
“Rocky” usually visits three or four nights within a one-two week time period
in the early Spring. Then we don’t see our little buddy again until the next
year.
We agree – it’s pretty special to watch our little “Rocky”.
Bill & Deborah Utter
Just north of Wilbur – off Oak Hill Road
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[mailto:umpquabirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stacy Burleigh
Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 3:47 PM
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Subject: [Umpqua Birds] Re: Three Sightings at the Utter Household
Oh wow! A flying squirrel, that is soooo cool! So, has it been a regular
visitor previously?
Thanks for sharing!
Stacy Burleigh
Melrose
On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Bill Utter <butter2@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:butter2@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Greetings fellow enthusiasts,
We journal the first time of each year that we see our various feathered
visitors .
We had three sightings that were the first occurrence (at our house) for any
of the three this year.
This morning we had a Golden-crowned Sparrow; and a few minutes later, two male
Purple Finches.
They were feeding on the deck under our feeders.
Last night, another visitor flew (I should say glided) to one of our feeders.
Even though it had fur instead of feathers – since it came by air, I will list
it.
It was “Rocky” the flying squirrel. It glides to our deck from high in our Firs
out front. When it finishes feeding, it return glides to lower down on the
trunks of the Firs.
According to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife website, our little
visitor was a Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus. I did not take the
attached photo. It is from nature.org <http://nature.org> .
Bill & Deborah Utter
Just north of Wilbur
