Hi,
I also had a PURPLE FINCH male, at my feeders yesterday (Thurs.)
afternoon. It took me by surprise, earliest ever. This was after coming
back from Wooten's Landing, AA county. Nice looks at a PHILA. VIREO, at
Wooten's, as well as several BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS. Also had a Cuckoo,
with a black bill. I know Yellow-bill juvenilles can have a black bill,
but this was a lot more slender than a yellow. Looked like a good
candidate for a BLACK BILLED CUCKOO. Unfortunately, did not get good
looks at the tail, but this bird just looked different to me. I see YELLOW
BILLED CUCKOOS on my property frequently (I believe they may nest), since I
have several acres of woods. Also had a YELLOW BILLED at Wooten's
yesterday. Sorry report is so late, but didn't get much sleep several
days, working night shifts. That's ok, the things we do for birding!
Lin Just
Colora, Md
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Warblerick <ricksussman1955...>wrote:
> Evening all,
> While out on the deck just a bit ago watching my farmer/neighbor rolling
> straw with his big John Deere, etc.(always fun to watch!) suddenly I looked
> up and there were two hot air ballons soaring by our yards over the
> treetops. While not all that uncommon here, I went in and got the camera
> with the telephoto lens and shot some pics of the balloons. Then sat down
> to check out the feeders and grabbed a couple of pics of a darkish bird at
> the sunflower feeder, which turned out to be an immature/female type PURPLE
> FINCH. Keep an eye on your feeders folks. I almost missed this one.
>
> Lots of hummers around lately, fighting, etc. but nothing as exotic as
> Peters Magnificent!
>
> Rick Sussman
> Woodbine,MD
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