Birders’ Night - May 9, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Secret Lives of Bushtits
Bushtits are adorable, friendly balls of fluff that appear in flocks at
bird feeders and birdbaths in backyards throughout the western US. The
Bushtit is the only species in its family that lives in the Western
Hemisphere.
There are seven other species in the long-tailed tit family, Aegithalidae.
We can thank the Siberian Land Bridge—now underwater—for its presence here.
How much do you know about these mysterious little birds? But,
unfortunately, all is not as amicable as it appears on the surface.
Competition may be the name of the game.
Join Dr. Sarah Sloane as she reveals some of the intriguing complexities of
bushtit social structure she has uncovered during her long-term research in
Arizona and Portland for the last six years.
The meeting will be in the Mexico Room of Broadway Commons, 1300 Broadway
St. SE, Salem and on ZOOM. ZOOM attendees must register in advance at this
link:
https://bit.ly/May23birdersnight
Bushtits Photo by Mike William--
Harry Fuller
author of: *San Francisco's Natural History: Sand Dunes to Streetcars:*
https://ecowise.wordpress.com/2017/04/20/sfnh/
author of *Great Gray Owls of CA-OR-WA*:
https://ecowise.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/the-great-gray-owl-book/
author of *Freeway Birding*: *freewaybirding.com
<http://freewaybirding.com>*
birding website: http://www.towhee.net
my birding blog: atowhee.wordpress.com
