Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 09:42:50 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Janet Millenson Subject: Late birds, early birds MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit After refilling my feeders and sprinkling millet on the ground at sunset (5:30 p.m.) last night, I observed the usual Cardinals and White-throated Sparrows show up to feed until dark. They're always among the first birds out and about in the morning, too. Are there other diurnal species that regularly keep such long hours (besides Mockingbirds, which often sing under a full moon)? Janet Millenson Potomac, MD (Montgomery County) janet@twocrows.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Look at the birds!" -- Pascal the parrot ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================