This morning a Black-headed Grosbeak is in my yard, first time since I’ve lived here 16 years. First it was at the suet feeder cage, then it tried my tube feeer, but the perches are too close to the ports for its taller body. It perched on the feeder while House Finches came in to feed then flew off. I observed it for almost ten minutes. The grosbeak is back at the suet feeder! Less than two minutes after I wrote the previous.
The Cooper’s Hawks are in the neighborhood again. Last summer the pair raised two young. May 10 one of the hawks perched in two places in my front yard.
Diann Stone
Boise Depot Bench