I finally got a chance to escape to Layhill Park. Lots of late a.m. activity, thanks to lingering overcast. Unbelievable numbers of sparrows. List below: 1. Canada Goose 18 2. Mallard 11 3. Osprey 1 4. Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 5. Red-tailed Hawk 1 6. Red-shouldered Hawk 1 7. Mourning Dove 8 8. Chimney Swift 3 9. Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 10.Downy Woodpecker 5 11.Hairy Woodpecker 1 12.Common Flicker 5 13.Eastern Phoebe 7 14.Blue Jay 25 15.American Crow 9 16.Carolina Chickadee 6 17.Tufted Titmouse 10 18.Carolina Wren 9 19.House Wren 5 20.Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 21.Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8 22.Eastern Bluebird 12 23.American Robin 48 24.Gray Catbird 38 25.Northern Mockingbird 10 26.Brown Thrasher 2 27.European Starling 35 28.Red-eyed Vireo 1 29.Magnolia Warbler 1 30.Black-thr. Blue Warbler 3 31.Yellow-rumped Warbler 24 32.Palm "Yellow" Warbler 1 33.Common Yellowthroat 10 34.Northern Cardinal 11 35.Indigo Bunting 7 36.Eastern Towhee 9 37.Chipping Sparrow 1 38.Field Sparrow 2 39.Song Sparrow 27 40.LINCOLN'S SPARROW 1 41.Swamp Sparrow 10 42.White-throated Sparrow 44 43.WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW 2 44.Northern Junco 1 45.House Finch 22 46.American Goldfinch 12 47.House Sparrow 3 Howard Youth hmyouth@erols.com