Went birding from about 4:00 to 5:30 today in the area of Thomas Run Road in Harford County. At the ponds on the corner of Thomas Run and Pennington found my first Barn Swallow for the year with the Tree Swallows. Also here was an adult Cooper's Hawk eating a grackle. Highlights for the day were 5+ Fox Sparrows, 2 Phoebes, and 13 Snipe. Matt Hafner Bel Air, MD