Last evening I saw a flock of grackles fly over my street, and the local 
house finches started singing within the last two weeks. It seems even 
earlier than past years for that chorus.

John

RICHARD JILL WOOD wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I had a small flock of about 20 robins or so in my yard on Monday.
>
> On the day of the storm, I saw a solitary Red-shouldered Hawk sitting 
> on the electric line off of York Road. He was visible from the Hunt 
> Valley Wal-Mart parking lot. He was sitting there looking like he 
> hadn't a care in the world, nor was he concerned with the snow.
>
> Also on Monday, I heard what I believe to be a Killdeer (?). I was in 
> the Wal-Mart parking lot, about to get in my car when I heard him. 
> Between the parking lot and York Road there is a small "pond", but I 
> didn't go down to it to investigate.
>
> Good birding,
> Richard
>
>
>> From: Bob Ringler <>
>> Reply-To: 
>> To: 
>> Subject: [MDOSPREY] More Signs of Spring
>> Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 13:36:15 +0000
>>
>> Between 7:30 and 8 this morning high flying flocks of 150, 125, and 
>> 225 Canada Geese were headed north. The first sizeable flock of 
>> Robins appeared in the neighborhood this morning, 18 birds. Small 
>> flocks of Grackles continue to go over also.
>>
>> -- 
>> Bob Ringler
>> Eldersburg MD
>> 
>
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