Cold front clearly pushed the birds, as I had a new yard bird today, Blue headed vireo. It caught and ate what I think was a picture-winged fly in a flowering dogwood. Also saw a lone Pine Siskin; the first one I've had here since 2009. In the 10 minutes following that sighting, saw Magnolia warbler, Northern Parula, R-T hummingbird, and what I think was a Bay-breasted warbler, but I never got a clear view. All the fun ended when an adult Cooper'shawk decided to take up residence in the yard for the next 1+ hours. A hapless American goldfinch was frozen on the feeder the entire time, waiting out the hawk. Thank you, Columbus, for giving me the day off of work.
Noah Kahn
Silver Spring, MD
(inside the Beltway off Colesville Rd)
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