Hi Everyone,

I've posted a few photos from the weekend to my web site at http://www.billhubick.com/new_set.html. Unfortunately, I didn't get any photos of the American Bittern or Orange-crowned Warbler at North Branch on Sunday.

Also, upon reviewing my photos of the interesting accipiter several of us observed at Town Hill on Saturday, it appears the verdict must be large Cooper's Hawk. The bird's markings seem to end abruptly too high on the underparts, and the undertail coverts appear too clean. Although the bird's breast appeared heavily streaked in person and on the low-res images, the full-size photos don't really support this. In fact, a couple of my images suggest the barring of an adult Cooper's Hawk. Below are some distant images (cropped but otherwise not adjusted) if you want to have a look. Any comments are welcome, of course.

http://billhubick.com/images/accipiter_01.jpg
http://billhubick.com/images/accipiter_02.jpg
http://billhubick.com/images/accipiter_03.jpg

Good birding,

Bill Hubick
Elkridge, MD
bill_hubick AT yahoo.com
http://www.billhubick.com