My first trip to LB in two months.  Because of the weather I wasn't 
expecting much, and that turned out to be correct - my lowest species 
count ever at LB: 10.  The only consolation is that I got more exercise 
than usual - didn't have to keep stopping to look at the birds.

I expected wind, but on the ground it was light to nil.  However, at the 
treetops and higher, it was formidable.  I watched an interesting 
strategy in a flock of crows trying to fly into the wind.  Some would 
remain more or less stationary, flapping just enough to stay in place 
and gain altitude slowly. Then they would dive down and forward to make 
headway.  (They would have done better to fly through the trees near the 
ground, where the wind was much calmer.)

	Bob Hartman
	Colesville/Silver Spring


The unimpressive results

American Crow           60
Red-shouldered Hawk      1
Turkey Vulture           2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Northern Cardinal        5
Blue Jay                 5
White-throated Sparrow   7
Northern Flicker         2
Carolina Chickadee       1
Downy Woodpecker         1