Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 04:29:49 -0800 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: K Lambert Subject: Sometimes, it pays to be sick In-Reply-To: <005b01c08fe6$785a2e80$3b71f7a5@greg> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sometimes, being deathly ill with the creeping crud and being stuck at home for a week has its benefits. When I=92m sick, one of my favorite spots is the reclining chair, which has a nice view of the back yard bird feeders. The bird bath heater kept enough open water to keep everyone happy, including several neighborhood dogs. The usual suspects =96 Juncos, House and Gold Finches, White-throated Sparrows, Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Blue Jays, White-breasted Nuthatches, Chickadees, Tufted Titmice =96 were present in fairly normal numbers. The Gold Finches frequently squabbled over the perches on the thistle feeder (they have to hang up side down to feed =96 it=92s the only feeder I=92ve found that keeps the House Finches out). The woodpeckers chase everything off of whatever feeder they decide to use. The nuthatches creep all over the underside of the deck railings looking for bugs. One of the nuthatches looked a little different this time. It was a Red-breasted Nuthatch! While I=92ve seen this bird in nearby locations, I=92ve never seen it at my house. Later, I was treated to a fly over of 2 Peregrine Falcons =96 another yard bird. Sometimes, it pays to be sick - but I definitely don't want to make a habit of it! Kathie Lambert Harwood, MD kbert59@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================