Date: 5/21/25 11:14 am From: Samara Hoag via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] huge fallout
In Northbeach ravine area (30th Ave NW and NW 90th Pl -N Ballard this am:
Western Flycatcher singing on a branch
Olive-Sided Flycatcher-singing loudly for a long time on topmost branch
Townsend’s Warblers
Merlin picked up Wilson’s, W Wood Peewee
On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM Shelf Life Community Story Project via
Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote:
> I've been seeing a ton of aphids this year, in many sizes and colors,
> including some particularly juicy ones that have appeared on a large
> hellebore in my garden. Yesterday, at least four Wilson's descended to the
> ground and feasted on the aphids. Hooray!!
> Jill
> Seattle
>
> On Wed, May 21, 2025, 7:30 AM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <
> <tweeters...> wrote:
>
>> Wilson’s Warblers filled our yard this morning, minimum of 10 foraging
>> through the trees. Some low enough to be breathtaking, most high enough to
>> cause the classic warbler neck, silhouettes against a white sky. But that’s
>> warbler watching. As Jim Danzenbaker reminds us, look up! I think the
>> reason they stay high is because they are on the move, and it’s easier to
>> move through the treetops than through the understory.
>>
>> Two Warbling Vireos added to the fun, but I saw no other species. These
>> birds really like birch trees, which are full of insects in the spring.
>>
>> Dennis Paulson
>> Maple Leaf
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