Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 17:34:20 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Daniel F. McDonald" Subject: Atlas tidbits MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit As I entered an open pond area, I had a bird with a light edge to its tail fly out to catch a bug. When I flipped up the binoculars, instead of a Kingbird, it turned out to be a Cedar Waxwing!! As I watched, I was treated to a pair of Cedar Waxwings greedily catching dragonflies. They somewhat lacked the finesse of kingbirds and other more traditional flycatchers, sometimes having to fly in circles and zigzags as the odonata attempted evasive maneuvers. There was no sign of a nest or carrying food to young. Anything caught was promptly devoured. Later, I found a female cardinal, with much chipping, energetically attacking a leaf. It looked to be a maple or tulip poplar type leaf. Figuring this was pretty weird, I inched forward for better looks. The bird was getting pretty good beakfuls of green stuff. When it flew, I went to look at the remnants of the leaf. With surprise and a tinge of sadness, I found the wings of a Luna Moth! I have only seen one intact flying Luna Moth in all the hours I have spent outdoors. Georgia McDonald Towson, Balt Co dangeo@erols.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================