G`day Folks: Not a bad flight this am, mod. NW winds, clear skies, from 8 - 11 am. Red Tail- 5 Osprey-3 Bald Eagle- 1 ( 3rd yr. bird ) Harrier-3 Red-shoulder- 3** first fall sighting for me Sharpie-15 Coops-6 Merlin- 2 ( first one through chased a terrified flicker into a tree ) Kestrel- 2 Others Both Kinglets ( a pair of RC came within 5` to utter their husky little call note in my face ) Phoebe- 1 Tree Swallow- 12 Red-headed Woodpecker - 5 ( VERY active, 2 adults, 3 imm. working the clearing at the lighthouse, beautiful birds ) Red-breasted Nuthatch- 20, flyover Palm Warbler- 20 + DC Cormorant- 3 Leslie Fisher Cecil Bird Club North East MD