We just had a nice yard bird go through, an adult Red-tailed Hawk
that swooped past the bird feeder where the squirrels like
to freeload. It was very close and low, so we had a great look at its
back and red tail. I don't think we've ever had a red-tail IN the yard,
as opposed to soaring overhead. It did not get the squirrel, by the way.

I am going to be in Amherst, Virginia for several days, and
would like to know if there are good birding sites I should
check out while I am down there. If you know, please respond
offlist, thanks.


--Pat

Pat Valdata, Elkton, MD | 
"The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards
and carry that which is heavy up to the place where dwells the race of gods.
More than any other thing that pertains to the body
it partakes of the nature of the divine." --Plato