Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:10:26 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Laura Farron Subject: Rufous & Ovenbird Comments: To: va-bird@freelists.org Comments: cc: canyon.eagle@verizon.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I stopped by the Ripley Garden at noon for about 10 minutes; the Rufous was not present, but the Ovenbird made another appearance. I noted that the hummingbird feeder in the Willow tree is completely empty, indicating it probably has a large leak. Jim is out until the 5th; I will bring in more solution tomorrow to replenish the feeders. The feeder by the light appears to be fine. I walked on to the Botanic garden, but alas, many person's relatives are apparently still in town, as there was a line to get in (not like when the Arum was on display, but still!) I didn't feel like fighting the crowds and strollers, so I went across the street to Bartholdi park. If the Rufous is interested in pansies (as indicated by the person who saw one on 13th street), she would have a wide choice here: the entire bed around the large fountain is planted with pansies. As for other flowers, there are a FEW scattered blooms in the rock garden area, which may or may not be nectar plants. When I returned to Ripley at 12:50, the Rufous was there, using the feeder in the Silver Bell tree before an appreciative audience of a large but well-behaved group of kids (whether an organized group or large family, I don't know). Happy birding to all! Laura Farron Technical Writer, FAA Laura.C-CTR.Farron@faa.gov ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================