5 for your West Seattle Tuesday – plus, baby birds!

Remember the nest reminder last month, courtesy of Kersti Muul? She sent the photographic update above, showing baby hummingbirds that hatched almost three weeks ago. The reminder still stands … be careful with shrubbery/tree work! Now, on to a few calendar highlights:

ROTARY CLUB OF WEST SEATTLE: Noon lunch meeting at the Masonic Center. Guests welcome. Today’s scheduled program celebrates “Students of the Month.” (4736 40th SW)

KIDS CAFE: School’s out but the afternoon free meals continue for kids and teens, 2:45-3:45 pm at High Point Library. (3411 SW Raymond)

FAUNTLEROY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION: The FCA‘s board meets at 7 pm; Fauntleroy Schoolhouse conference room, community members welcome. Agenda’s in our calendar listing. (9131 California SW)

FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION: Call before noon for an appointment, to see if there’s room at tonight’s 7-9 pm clinic at the Senior Center of West Seattle. (4217 SW Oregon)

(Monday evening photo by David Hutchinson)

J.D. HOBSON BAND: 8:30 pm at Parliament Tavern: “Groovy, soulful blues and Americana.” 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)

SEE WHAT ELSE IS ON THE CALENDAR! Go here.

waikikigirl April 9, 2019 (11:21 am)

Every day we have 3 to 4 Hummers at our 2 feeders all day long and then right around 6-7pm there’s up to 12 of them! I’ve looked but do not see any nests…where the heck are they hiding them?

Dpilon April 9, 2019 (11:51 am)

We have a hummingbird nest in our years for the first time.

HS April 9, 2019 (11:51 am)

What great photos! The new feather patterns are so cool. I cannot believe you get so many hummingbirds at a time @waikikigirl.

waikikigirl April 9, 2019 (4:04 pm)

My apologies the pic is so large! Yes we were shocked the 1st time we saw all those hummers at the feeder. And like you, I noticed the “feather patterns” too, must be their baby “down”???

Darren Pilon April 9, 2019 (12:49 pm)

waikikigirl April 10, 2019 (4:27 am)

@DP, Oh how lucky you are!!! Maybe they’ll keep nesting there year after year.

melissa April 9, 2019 (1:55 pm)

And a reminder to those with outdoor cats: please bell them; they love to prey on baby birds. And adult birds.

anonyme April 9, 2019 (2:44 pm)

The roaming cat thing is so frustrating. I purposely have a lot of nesting habitat in my yard. My cat is indoor only, but every spring my yard becomes a killing ground for neighborhood cats that stalk and kill baby birds – and their parents. It’s unnecessary and irresponsible.

JayDee April 9, 2019 (6:24 pm)

I don’t know what hummers you have but those in my backyard are mean little _____. They purposely chase off rivals and even try and dive-bomb me. I have never seen more than one at each of my feeders.

Alan April 9, 2019 (10:17 pm)

Adorable birds! And thank you for the timely reminder about outdoor cats. Per the American Bird Conservancy: “The domestic cat is often a beloved pet, but it’s also a major threat to birds. Introduced to the United States with European colonists, the number of domestic cats has tripled in the past 40 years.Today, more than 100 million feral and outdoor cats function as an invasive species with enormous impacts. Every year in the United States, cats kill well over 1 billion birds. This stunning level of predation is unsustainable for many already-declining species like Least Tern and Wood Thrush.”

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