For the first time (in 20 years of monitoring) I finally had a Brown 
Creeper in my suburban yard in Randallstown (west central Baltimore 
County) today April 13. That goes along with many observations of them 
in various places in the last few weeks. The Yellow Book indicates 
they should be falling off considerably, but this year for me they 
peaked in the last few weeks. I also saw my first of the season Brown 
Thrasher in the yard today.

For the record keepers, I saw a western Palm Warbler, in very good 
view, and singing, at Lake Roland (Baltimore Co) April 11. There have 
been LOTS of yellow Palms, but this was my only western Palm so far 
this spring.

Steve Sanford
Randallstown MD (Balto Co)
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