Looks like Eastport (Annapolis, MD) is trying to make up for all the  
days I haven't seen anything around here.  It was the Bluebirds (3)  
that caught my eye.  Soon joined by Dark-eyed Juncos (6-8), Robin (1),  
White-throated Sparrow (2), Crows (5), Red-shouldered Hawk (1), Downy  
Woodpecker (1), White-breasted Nuthatch, Pine Siskin (4-5), and a  
Purple Finch.  All within 45 minutes.  Great way to start the morning.  
Unfortunately, didn't get photos of everything.  Will post what I did  
get on my blog when they are ready.

russ

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On Jan 3, 2009, at 05:27 , Russell L. Mader Jr wrote:

Doesn't appear that my first message went through, here it is  
again....and the photos are available.



Annapolis (Eastport), MD      near Bay Ridge Road and Forest Drive.

Quite a treat about an hour ago.  Haven't seen ANY birds here since  
late October, not even one sparrow.  This afternoon I saw movement and  
got the bins.  Two hawks apparently courting.  Couldn't tell the type  
through the trees until they flew directly over me complements of an  
harassing crow.  Two coopers heading west toward Forest drive.  No  
sooner had they left and I saw something else.  Two red-shouldered  
hawks chasing each other.  They too left in the same general direction  
of the coopers complements of the same crow.  More noise and one of  
the red-shouldered hawks apparently came back.  This time within  
camera range.   Got a few of him and then out of no where about 20  
bluebirds about 150 feet way.  Didn't know what they were after until  
I looked at the photos and saw the berries.  Also attracted a nuthatch  
and last but not least a chickadee.

I'll try and have a few photos up on my blog this afternoon.  Sorry  
Doug, no leg band on the red-shouldered hawk.


Photos at:

web.mac.com/rlmader/Blog/Observations/Observations.html



russ mader

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