Mike,
   I had the same rare visitor to my yard this morning. A singing White-crowned Sparrow was a new addition for my yard list.

--
Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD 


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From: Michael Bowen <> 

> No it's not a Franklin's Gull or a Wood Sandpiper, but something 
> almost as rare in our West Bethesda small back yard: an adult 
> WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, scrabbling for seed under our (only) 
> squirrel-proof feeder. 
> 
> If past episodes are anything to go by, this bird will be a one-day 
> wonder. Our last back yard sighting was in October 1998. 
> 
> Mike and Joy Bowen 
> Bethesda, Montgomery County