At this point, I saw a male Black-chinned that came in on Tues and both a female Black-chinned & female Rufous, are coming to the feeder on a daily basis. I haven’t seen any male or juvenile Rufous in some days now. Also, appears the juvenile Black-chinned has moved on, unless I get a new hatchling.

Of note, is the female Rufous is a more consistent visitor than the Black-chinned, and her infrequent feeder visits & straight-as-an-arrow flight to the willows, make me believe that she’s nesting. I really have no way to know if this is the same bird that gave all original indications of nesting or a different bird, but cool nonetheless.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot