Date: 1/1/26 12:25 pm From: Jeff Harrell via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] First Bird
red-breasted nuthatch on the sunflower feeder, and then later a
ruby-crowned kinglet on one of our hidden away suets I’ve never seen them
on before :)
On Thu, Jan 1, 2026 at 11:54 AM Sue Welsh via Tweeters <
<tweeters...> wrote:
> FOY. Flock of juncos
>
> On Thu, Jan 1, 2026 at 11:25 AM Louise via Tweeters <
> <tweeters...> wrote:
>
>> I envy you your Townsend's warblers, Dennis. I always had them regularly
>> at my suet feeder over the winter, but the last two winters, and this one
>> as well so far, they've been missing for some reason.
>>
>> Louise Rutter
>> Kirkland
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My first bird of the year was a Dark-eyed Junco, completely expected as
>>> they are overrunning the yard this winter, far more than we have ever had
>>> before—probably around 20 birds.
>>>
>>> But the next bird was a real surprise, a Golden-crowned Sparrow. We had
>>> two of them in the yard daily from 9/20-10/9, then not a sighting of them
>>> until this morning. There were two adults, while the October birds were an
>>> adult and an immature. It’s hard to imagine these birds are the same birds,
>>> as we would surely have seen them if they had been around during that gap
>>> period. We look forward to seeing if they hang around.
>>>
>>> We also have another welcome visitor to the yard, an Orange-crowned
>>> Warbler that appeared on 12/30, the first wintering one we’ve had since
>>> 2014. The bird is very visible daily, and I can envision its thinking “wow,
>>> why didn’t I know about this feast before?” Our warblers (we also have
>>> Yellow-rumped and Townsend’s) visit our suet and bark butter, and what has
>>> long been surprising to me, they eat bird seed, perhaps only sunflower
>>> chips. Haven’t seen the Orange-crowned do that yet.
>>>
>>> Dennis Paulson
>>> Seattle
>>> dennispaulson at comcast net
>>>
>>> > On Jan 1, 2026, at 9:09 AM, Louise via Tweeters <
>>> <tweeters...> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > My first bird of the year was house finch, a male, and very pretty he
>>> was! An unusual one for me - I don't get them at my feeder a lot. They tend
>>> to show up daily for about a week, the disappear for several months,
>>> >
>>> > Louise Rutter
>>> > Kirkland
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