Re:Hooded Merg & More Back Yard Stuff

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Hello Again:
Made a brief foray into Courthouse Point WMA ( Cecil Co. ) today, and
had a first spring male HOODED MERG.  Still present are good numbers of
waders, including GREAT EGRET, CATTLE EGRET, GREEN HERON, GREAT BLUE
HERON & LITTLE BLUE HERON, both mature & immature of latter.
The Cecil Bird Club will be meeting @ 7 am in the fishermans parking lot
@ Conowingo Dam , Sat. 13, for anyone interested.

My suet feeder is again being heavily visited by a Downy with one young,
& today the Red-bellied is bringing one young in also.  It`s a pleasure
to sit on the deck  & observe the activity.  I succeeded in flushing a
nestful of robins as I walked by some fruit trees that were occupied.
When I approached the nest, I stopped to observe 4 speckled youngsters
perched on the rim of the nest, who were also observing me.  A moment
later, there was pandemonium as they made a panicked virgin flight ,
yelling HELP ME   in Robinese. I beat a hasty retreat with distraught
parents bravely flying @ me.
Later in the evening, as I sat surveying the yard, a Blue Jay, probably
with no good on his mind, flew too close to the " nursery area ".
Parent Robins to the attack, followed closely by Cardinals & Mockers ,
also nesting in the immediate vicinity.  In the excitement that
followed, I think the original intruder was forgotten, & it became a
swarming- free- for- all. The action was intense, then it died off as
quickly as it began, and peace reigned once more.
`Til next time
Leslie Fisher
North East MD

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