O.K., since I didn't start til nearly 1400, will confess I initially had in mind
some early morel mushrooms. It was quickly obvious my fungal friends were not in attendence, so I concentrated on a brief (2 hr.) ramble for the
winged critters. How could I not when, as soon as I stepped into the woods
I was greeted by a naked eye yellow Palm Warbler and a Pileated W'pckr.
serenaded me from nearby? It got better for a while, then waned. The total
sightings:

Common Loon
Canada Goose
Mallard
T. Vulture
Herring Gull
Flicker
PILEATED WOODPECKER
R-b Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
E. PHOEBE
Blue Jay
A. Crow
F. Crow
C. Chickadee
T. Titmouse
W-b Nuthatch (good no.)
C. Wren
A. Robin
PALM WARBLER (yellow)
PINE WARBLER
N. Cardinal
A. Goldfinch
E. Towhee
WT Sparrow

Also:Comma & Q-mark butterfly, Mourning Cloak B'fly, Cabbage White
& Orange Sulphur B'fly and Spring Azure B'fly.

Paul Noell
Balto., MD
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