I went out and filled our feeders this morning with lots of hulled
sunflower seeds. This brought in the hordes of chickadees and
nuthatches (white- and red-breasted) that I've been feeding, but also
two entirely unexpected birds. First, a Rusty Blackbird came in and
was foraging on the seed I spilled. It hung around for an hour or so,
coming in and feeding, then heading off to the woods. Not long
afterward, a Northern Shrike came in and scared off all the chickadees
and nuthatches. The Blue Jays were unfazed, though, so the shrike
made a half-hearted pass at one of them before flying off. Two great
new yard birds in one morning!
Matt Etterson
Haugen Lane, Duluth (Jacobs Lake)
Southern St. Louis County.
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