Got to get some birding in this morning, we had mostly the usual suspects at my feeders and yard, many of my regulars were conspicuously absent - No HOSPs! Carolina Wren (pr), Cardinals (3 pr), Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpecker (pr), Tufted Titmouse (4-5) and White Breasted Nuthatch (1) I didn't even hear the titmouse or nuthatch, though I did hear the Hermit Thrush (never can catch a glimpse of him) and either a flicker or pileated woodpecker (think the pileated).
   
  ***Around My Feeders and Yard****
   
  Red Bellied Woodpecker 2-3        saw 2, heard 3
  "Red" Finches  2                         a pair,  purple I think
  Dark Eyed Junco  4-5
  White Throated Sparrows  3-4      at feeder, but heard more around
  2 Blue Jays                                many fewer than usual
  2 Mockingbirds                           they've been absent for a while
  2 Chickadees                             usually 3, with 4-5 titmice
  8 CEDAR WAXWINGS               in my White Oak - a first for me
  Crows 2-3
  Red Winged Black Birds 16        didn't come to feeder today, just lurked in trees
  Mourning Dove 1
  6-10 ROBINS                            some singing the spring/summer territory song 
  Goldfinch 1
  Canada Geese                         a little flock of 20 or so flew over
   
  ****Walking to and at Beach*****
  BROWN HEADED COWBIRDS - a flock of 30 haven't seen any in ages
  Cedar Waxwings 3
  Robins  4, 2, 1 (groups of)                           LOTS of Robins this am, they were everywhere
  Cardinals                                   5 (males) in one bush alone, 10 all told mostly males    
  Red Bellied Woodpecker 1
  Goldfinch 2,3
  Purple Finch 2 pair, together
  Swamp Sparrow 1
  House Sparrow - 5
  Junco 2
  Blue Jay only 1...
  Mockingbird 1
  Starlings 10
   
  Lastly 1 unidentified sparrow-type bird that sang a lovely song but wasn't a song or field sparrow, I can't figure out what it was, will go hunt again later maybe
   
  Offshore there were a jillion Bufflehead, 5-10  somethings with merganser-like profiles, too far out for my bins, I think some scoters as well; the usual large raft of blackish "ducks" with the golden eyes were not there today or not in close anyway.
   
  And finally, I heard another Hermit Thrush (doing his best Veery imitation) but couldn't find him either, much to my annoyance.
   
  Happy Birding
   
  Cat Reid
  Rose Haven, So AA Co
      ( by Herrington Harbour South)

 	
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