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They are RESIDENT not MIGRANT. Females lay two EGGS</div>
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They are POLYGYNOUS i.e. not pair forming.</div>
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Their original home town was Southern CAL but here the males</div>
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call and start displaying probably in December.</div>
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In W.Wash both sexes largely live in suburban areas.</div>
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Females can start nest-building by January. They <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background: var(--white);">
tour MALE </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background: var(--white);">territories before they pick a parent for their brood.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background: var(--white);">These territories might be 100 yards or so apart.</span></div>
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Last year's FEMALES can certainly breed twice, but not always</div>
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in same nest. They favor FEEDERS, but use flowers of several colors,</div>
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native & ornamental, plus sap, insects, cement & more.</div>
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They can be harder to find by July when they might be in molt.</div>
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Anna's certainly arrived in the PNW by 1946 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background: var(--white);">(Vancouver Island)</span></div>
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Males are aggressive in mating & territory protection. Have</div>
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seen one attack a Bald Eagle in flight Thanks to American Nat Hist Museum</div>
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for funding and Garrett Eddy for early study info. David</div>
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