Re: Possible BC Chickadee

S. Hoffmann (hoffmany@worldnet.att.net)
Sat, 27 Mar 1999 12:49:52 -0500


Arlene, your photos are superb!  I took some photos of the chickadees on my
hand, and some of the birds on my husband's hand.  I don't have a website
but I will let you know how they turn out.  I will also have to get some
mealworms!  8-)
----- Original Message -----
From: Arlene Ripley <aripley@nestbox.com>
To: <mdosprey@ARI.Net>
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 1999 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: Possible BC Chickadee


> At 08:36 AM 3/27/99 -0500, S. Hoffmann wrote:
> <snip>
> >If you ever get to Long Island, go to Morton NWR in Noyac on the East End
> >South Fork.  The Black-capped Chickadees EAT OUT OF YOUR HAND there.
They
> >strafe you until you stand still with your hand out with sunflower, then
> >land on your hand and critique the seed.  "Not this one" (flick) "not
that
> >one" (flick).  I had one connoisseur who only accepted the FIFTH seed he
> >chose.
>
> In my yard in Southern Maryland, I've had a few Carolina Chickadees eat
out
> of my hand, as well as Eastern Bluebirds, but none of these experiences
can
> compare to the Pine Warbler that showed up on March 8 at my window feeder.
> It thinks nothing of eating out of my hand! In fact, it will eat two
> mealworms while perched on my thumb, sometimes trilling as it swallows and
> then fly off with a third. His presumed mate, watches from above and if a
> mealworm falls to the deck, she swoops down to pick it up. She is now
brave
> enough to come to the window feeder herself but is wary, as she should be.
>
> I've got this documented in photographs on my web page
> <http://www.nestbox.com/intro.htm>. You might enjoy the seeing the photos.
>
>
>
>
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