In a message dated 5/22/2008 6:36:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
 writes:

A fiesty  male Baltimore Oriole was observed in hot pursuit of a crow  (sp.?)



Hi All,
 I also observed this same behavior here in my yard yesterday. I  stepped 
outside my shop sometime in mid-afternoon when I saw a crow ready to  swoop in 
and land on my big wooden Chalet -type feeder, but it was closely  pursued by a 
beautiful male Baltimore Oriole, who chased it away. We've had  perhaps 3 
different pairs of orioles around lately, singing all through the day.  Wonderful 
to hear!
 
And another interesting "shop" bird sighting; 2 days ago I was in my shop,  
and  glanced out the one window which is almost never uncovered (but has  been 
lately) to spy an adult Red-shouldered Hawk flying up the yard and over the  
roof, clutching a snake! The same day I had an adult Bald Eagle flying over,  
heading against the wind and later a Northern Harrier flew by. 
 
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD




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