This preliminary report and accompanying video data document Bushtits feeding at blooming non-native Mahonia shrubs on the Seattle University campus in Seattle, WA, USA, in December, January, and February in 2019-2022.

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Preliminary Report: Are Bushtits (Psaltriparus minimus) Drinking Nectar for Breakfast?, Rebecca Hartley

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December 10, 2021 - Early Winter Morning Foraging by Bushtits (Psaltriparus minimus), Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna), and Townsend’s Warblers (Setophaga townsendi) in Mahonia Flowers, Rebecca Hartley

 

December 17, 2021 - Early Winter Morning Foraging by Bushtits (Psaltriparus minimus) and Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) in Mahonia Flowers, Rebecca Hartley