This past week has been busy in the yard. The Red-headed Woodpeckers are still at the feeders. The Pileated Woodpecker is hammering away at our dead trees. The man that cut down the trees so we could build the house could not believe we wanted to keep small dead trees around the house and in the woods. The Scarlet Tanager, Great Crest Flycatchers and the Wood Thrushes are singing. We have added a few to the list. A Yellow-billed Cuckoo, a Black-throated Blue Warbler, a Northern Parula Warbler and a Swainson's Thrush have been added.

Yesterday Bill and I went to Furnace Town and Millburn Landing down near Snow Hill. We ended up with 58 species. Of note: Prothonotary Warblers,Yellow-throated Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, many White-eyed Vireos, Northern Parula Warbler, Pine Warblers, Worm-eating Warblers, L. Waterthrushes (watched one for a while), Ovenbirds, Orchard Orioles, Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Blue Grosbeaks, Summer Tanagers, Acadian Flycatchers, Great Crested Flycatchers, and a Pileated Woodpecker. While we were eating lunch I compared some bird songs on my laptop. One was a Prothonotary Warbler. I knew there were two birds around but I did not expect to be dive bombed by one of them. I have heard stories of this happening, but never expected it to happen to me. He shot out of the leaves of a tree nearby and swooped down at the computer and landed in a tree on the opposite side. That is one way to get to see a bird, though not one I would encourage. With the weather and the birding it was a great day.

Karen Harris
Easton, MD


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