Yes, the whole “plucking its feathers “was the error I referenced in the email. 
The Siri error that will live on in infamy!


Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Apr 4, 2021, at 2:29 PM, Ira Sanders <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> Deb,
> I'm glad you cleared that up. I couldn't figure out what you really meant. I 
> did get Dave's tongue in cheek post.
> Remember the Roadrunner 'plucking' it's feathers post years ago?  That post 
> wasn't proofread either. 
> 
> Ira Sanders 
> 
>> On Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 2:22 PM 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Acckkk!  Dang it!!  I didn’t realize that Siri changed bushtits to pushed 
>> its!  Of course I’ve made much worse errors along this line in the past. 
>>       I have thought it was interesting that I’ve had just one or two 
>> bushtits in my yard where I normally would have a little flock of them come 
>> through in the morning. I was really happy to see the bushtit pull material 
>> out of the baseball size ball of nesting materials that I got at wild birds 
>> Unlimited several years ago. I’ve never seen anyone use it before! I think 
>> the secret was hiding it down in my lilac bush instead of having it in full 
>> view.
>> 
>> Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Apr 4, 2021, at 1:46 PM, Sean Walters <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I'll take a shot at an ID. A lone pushed it was nibbling on something tasty 
>>> in the yard the other day. With their typical flocking behavior, I 
>>> suspected pairing off for the breeding season was underway. But then again, 
>>> maybe it was just temporarily separated from comrades? eBird checklist below
>>> 
>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S84568163
>>> 
>>> Sean Walters
>>> Fort Collins, CO
>>> 
>>>> On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 1:27 PM Mary Kay Waddington 
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Umm,  excuse me for being totally uninformed, but in case I'm not the only 
>>>> one, can someone please tell me what you're talking about when you say 
>>>> "pushed his" and "pushed its"  I haven't a clue!
>>>> 
>>>> Mary Kay Waddington
>>>> Arapahoe County
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 12:46 PM DAVID A LEATHERMAN <[email protected]> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Glad to see the AOS finally came to its senses and split Pushed His and 
>>>>> Pushed It's.  They are hard to separate but once you study their behavior 
>>>>> a while, and hear their vocalizations, clearly two species.  You are 
>>>>> lucky to have both in your yard.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dave Leatherman
>>>>> Fort Collins
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds <[email protected]>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2021 12:14 PM
>>>>> To: Cobirds <[email protected]>
>>>>> Subject: [cobirds] FOS tree swallow Arapahoe county
>>>>>  
>>>>> I was surprised to see a tree swallow swoop in and fly around my swallow 
>>>>> nest box. It seems early! Luckily, the boxes are cleaned out. I imagine 
>>>>> it’ll be a while before he’s back.
>>>>>       I’ve also been happy to see pushed his gathering nesting material 
>>>>> from my garden! I’ve never had pushed it’s nest here.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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