[MDOsprey] Colesville backyard 8/30
GAIL@UMDD.UMD.EDU
Tue, 31 Aug 99 11:43:19 EDT
About 5:30 pm, we noticed a few birds in our chokecherries along the driveway.
Dinner was postponed and the bins came out! After about a half-hour, we had
totalled a nice lot of migrants -- the best being a Red-breasted Nuthatch in
the little mixed flock. Other birds included: Blackburnian (2), Blackpoll (1),
Black-throated Blue (1), Black-throated Green (2), Black-and-white (3),
Chestnut-sided (2), Magnolia (2), Red-eyed Vireo (3), Eastern Wood-pewee (2).
All appeared to be together, and the flock moved off down the hill into the
neighbor's yard by 6:00. About then a few Nighthawks came over, a nice end to
the day!
(Then we ate a late supper).
Cheers,
Gail Mackiernan