Patience pays off, and we finally got *our* first PINE 
SISKIN today!  (Yard bird #82.)  As has been reported by 
others, this individual was among a swarm of AMERICAN 
GOLDFINCHES and HOUSE FINCHES at our nyjer and safflower 
feeders (I looked for purples, but none seen today).  Also 
today, an appearance by a lone RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD 
(male)---we don't get this species often at our feeders. 
Yesterday a COOPER'S HAWK nabbed a MOURNING DOVE -- ouch!

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Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
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