Date:         Mon, 10 Mar 2003 22:42:25 -0500
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From:         Adam Smith <cyanbluecobalt@MSN.COM>
Subject:      Washington Co., Hancock MD sightings
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I stopped by my folks place in Hancock MD today.  These are the birds =
that I
saw:

Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White Throated Sparrow (Tan & White-striped)
    Also a single partial Albino - second year it has returned to the =
farm.
My
    folks said, and I witness this also, the bird is much more braver =
this
    year.  It is out it the open feeding, unlike last year, it hid
underneath
    the tree to feed and almost never came out unless it was twilight.  =
The
    bird's front half is almost entirely white, except it still has the
yellow
    lores, which look very pronounced due to the lack of brown feathers.
    Several wing feathers and coverts are also white.  The back half of =
the
bird
    is normal looking.
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Black-capped Chickadee
Blue Jay
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker - interesting note.  The bird seems to prefer to work =
for
its food.  Instead of picking up the easy food on the ground.  It digs =
down
through the shells and through the ice to gather food.


****Not seen but, my folks also said that they have a Pileated =
Woodpecker
that frequents their suet feeder.****


Adam Smith
Arbutus, MD
cyanbluecobalt@msn.com

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