On   Thurs afternoon 4 -  21 -  05  leaving work   the fast drying  
puddle  on Charmichael   Rd  still has birds in it   7 Wooduck  drakes and 1 
female , 2 Mallards   and 1  Lesser  yellow Leggs. Also on Thurs afternoon 
the puddle on Bloomingdale rd   still has lots of  yellow   Leggs  both 
species, and 1 Wilsons Snipe.   First thing  this morning   upon arriving at 
work at the Wye Research  Center there was a small flock of  Chipping 
Sparrows    8   to be exact  feeding in the grass.    The  nearest one  was 
pecking on the unopened  seed head of a  Dandelion   . It was  not having 
much luck exracting  any seed. The  Chippie than jumped up onto the flower 
stalk  which  bent  to the ground  under the birds weight.  Then it was able 
to get some seed  for breakfast. this was a most  interesting thing to  
watch.

         Latter in the morning  i encountered a female Robin  gathering  mud 
in its beak  at a rain puddle .Just Before  Lunch  a Barred Owl called from 
a wooded  area nearby.
          also flying by was the  GoodYear  Blimp it was quite loud



Happy Weekend Birding
Danny  Poet
Queenstown , Md