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New yard bird and other migrants

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Rick Sussman

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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:57:17 EDT

Hi all,
 Another new species flew over the yard about 45 minutes ago. A trio  of very 
high COMMON LOONS flew across a cloud heading north, at about 2:10 PM.  This 
is a species I usually see migrating in the AM hours. When I first saw them  
my initial thought was Broad-winged Hawks, but when I put the bins on them, 
they  were most definitely loons, and flying in direct flight. This was yard 
bird(s)  #90! I hope to hit 100 before our one year anniversary in the house in 
late  June. After that, things get tough.
 
I stepped out of my shop about 11:30 for some fresh air, and watched with  
binoculars as an adult Bald Eagle flew over the yard, heading south (?), and  
also saw a single American Kestrel, a Red-shouldered Hawk and at least one  
(probably local) Red-tailed Hawk, along with both vultures and a Barn Swallow,  
all these heading north.
 
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD
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