In previous years, only the gold & house finches have used the nyger 
feeder.  This year, it has been swarmed by the house sparrows and 
yesterday, I saw the Carolina wren use it a couple times. 

We also have a catbird which is gradually polishing off our viburnum 
berries.  It started with the yellow berries on V.dilatatum "Michael 
Dodge" and moved to the red-berried V.dilatatum "Erie" only after all 
the yellow berries were gone. 

A non-MD request:  We are looking for information from anyone with 
experience birding Germany in the spring.  We will be using Bonn as a 
base and may also be making forays into Holland. 

Georgia McDonald      Towson, Balt Co.