The past couple of years I have had one. My feed is on the front porch. Last October I was on the porch and it flew close to me and looked at me then flew off. I didn’t see it again. I think it was saying good-bye. It’s back now. I assume it’s the same one. Fascinating indeed.
We have two large feeders; one on the back porch, the other in the breezeway, both have to be refilled twice a week.
We have a heat lamp focused on the one in the breezeway which comes on automatically when the temps hit 34 degrees. We have between 5 or 6, maybe more, that winter over here in southern Oregon.