Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:44:28 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Frederick W. Fallon" Subject: Red-breasted Nuthatch MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Today we were visited by a Red-breasted Nuthatch, our first for the winter here or indeed anywhere in MD. He was not drawn to the feeders but fed quietly on tree trunks, and even looked into a nest box. He uttered a very quiet, one-note version of his call, easy to miss. RBNU's have been so scarce this winter I suppose this bird marks the start of northward migration. Fred & Jane Fallon Bowie MD ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================