<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">I would think the annual infestation of tent caterpillars would be a feast for some birds. I just learned that Bullock's Orioles have a taste for insects, including what some birds might find unpleasant, like hairy caterpillars.</span><div style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">The photo at this<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2pUuTkb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(26,115,232)"> link</a> shows the common Western tent (right) and the less common Forest tent (left) caterpillars with a beautiful Bullock's Oriole in the middle. </div><div style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">There were at least 4 if not 6+ at Lake Terrell yesterday, seen near the entrance and at the main parking area.</div><div style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Later, I saw a pair on Douglas Rd (Ferndale) while watching a Western Kingbird, after watching the group of American Pelicans in Lummi Bay. Twas a good day birding.</div><div style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="500" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:Calibri,Candara,Segoe,'Segoe UI',Optima,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:#4b6539;line-height:1.35;width:500px;margin-top:1em"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%"><div style="width:116px;height:116px;margin-right:10px;border-radius:5px"><img src="https://share1.cloudhq-mkt3.net/a1e3029386f0970f6387df8bc05aba5a2f35b931.png?v=0.5207986654226555" width="116" height="116"></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:Calibri,Candara,Segoe,'Segoe UI',Optima,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:#4b6539;line-height:1.35"><tbody><tr><td><span style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:Calibri,Candara,Segoe,'Segoe UI',Optima,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:#4b6539;line-height:1.35;color:#09527b;font-size:17px;font-weight:bolder">Eric Ellingson</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0"></div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:0;line-height:1.2"><a href="tel:360-820-6396" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:Calibri,Candara,Segoe,'Segoe UI',Optima,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:#4b6539;line-height:1.35;color:#311dc9;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">360-820-6396</a> <span><br></span><a href="mailto:esellingson@gmail.com" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:Calibri,Candara,Segoe,'Segoe UI',Optima,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:#4b6539;line-height:1.35;color:#311dc9;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">esellingson@gmail.com</a></div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin-top:8px;line-height:1.2"><div style="margin-top:3px"><span style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:Calibri,Candara,Segoe,'Segoe UI',Optima,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:#4b6539;line-height:1.35"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:Calibri,Candara,Segoe,'Segoe UI',Optima,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:#4b6539;line-height:1.35;color:#311dc9;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/</a> </span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>