On Saturday, October 13, 2012 7:29:37 PM UTC-4, Frederick Fallon wrote:
> Huntingtown renewed membership in the winter finch club today. While looking at a surprise (for us) Blue-headed Vireo (yard bird # 127), and a welcome Magnolia, we at last heard our FOY Red-br Nuthatch. Could siskins be far behind? No - at the thistle feeder was a single Pine Siskin, quickly morphing into 2,3,4,5 siskins before our eyes. Soon after, a�Purple Finch ("purple"), also FOY,�arrived at another feeder. Nor did the excitement stop there - Black-thr Green, Black & White, and even Nashville Warblers also showed up thru the day. I feel like showing the full list of 30:
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> Canda Goose� 30
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> Turkey Vulture 2
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> Black Vulture� 5
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> Red-sh Hawk
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> Mourning Dove 2
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> Re-belly Wpkr
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> Downy W'pkr
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> E Phoebe
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> BLUE-HEADED VIREO
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> Am Crow�� 50
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> Blue Jay� 2
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> C Chickd��� 6
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> T Titmouse� 7
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> Car Wren
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> White-br N'ch
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> Red-br N'ch
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> Ruby-cr Klt
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> E Bluebird
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> Magnolia W
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> Myrtle W��� 5
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> Bl-thr Green W
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> NASHVILLE W
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> Black & W W
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> N Cardinal (f w/ dependent y)
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> E Towhee
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> Chipping Sp
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> Purple Finch
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> House Finch
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> A Goldfinch
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> Pine Siskin 5
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> With blue heads, yellow rumps, and red breasts, what a colorful day - and a welcome contrast to y'day eve's funereal "scavenge" (?) of no less than 61 vultures repeatedly cicling the house, in what I hope was not a Sign.
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> Fred & Jane Fallon
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> Huntingtown
Keep moving Fred. Don't let the vultures get you!
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD
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