Our Calliope has appeared this am. Yesterdays behaviors includes; episodes
of preening, courtship practice runs that allowed to us to observe his
accent  up to 70 or so feet then diving back down to arise again for
another run.
He continues to feed frequently at both feeders now and is expanding his
territorial presence in our yard. For the past two days he aggressively
chases and stands his ground in the honey locus, which up until now has
been the neighborhood hang out for the chickadees, morning doves, nut
hatches, various woodpeckers, among others, to await my daily feeding
service.
He also seems to be feasting in delight on the many flying insects that do
not elude his presence. At on point and time he easily remained perched on
the wire and would flick his tongue as the insects entered his terrain.
Needless to say he is where the food and shelter are plentiful. Why leave?
Now that is the ultimately question. I continue to gather data on behavior
patterns and environment conditions as he remains. This valuable data
hopefully will allow us in the future to be better stewards and a catalyst
for this species survival and for all our avian neighbors.

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