Greetings,

During my three day (and counting) boycott of work this week, I have spent 
most of my time doing yard work and homework. This afternoon however, I 
spent an hour leisurely walking around my yard and canoeing the guts in front 
of the house. In that time I heard/say thirty four species including some I'd 
not seen in the yard in a while as well as adding a new yard bird (#138)! 

The notables include: Great Egret (1), Red-breasted Merganser (3 F), Osprey 
(2 NB), Red-shouldered Hawk (resident), Eastern Phoebe (2 singing), Pileated 
Woodp. (2), Golden Crowned Kinglet (5), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1), White-
throated Sparrow (2 singing), Dark-eyed Junco (scores singing), SWAMP 
SPARROW (singing) 

The Swamp Sparrow was the new yard bird. Before I set out today I decided 
that I wanted to spend more time birding my yard this spring in hopes of 
finding at least 5 new species. Well I knocked off one today! Maybe I'll make 
this a real contest and try to get to 150 by June?  

Good Birding
Chris Starling
Hances Point, Cecil County
North East, MD