We do our FeederWatch survey every weekend, and this weekend 
and the past weekend have been especially fun.  In addition 
to yard bird #102 today (HERMIT THRUSH, going after worms 
and holly berries), we had our first CEDAR WAXWINGS come to 
our holly, and the past few weeks we've had a male/female 
pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS feasting on the berries as well (a 
first for us) and checking out our two nest boxes.

Also of interest, a female YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (Myrtle) 
has been following around our YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 
probing at the holes in the evergreen viburnum when the 
sapsucker isn't looking.  We're still getting regular PINE 
SISKINS (4 today), and a GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET and BROWN 
CREEPER both visited the yard last week.

Also the past 2 weeks, including this weekend, lots of 
COMMON GRACKLES (over 100), EASTERN STARLINGS (about 50), 
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS (couple dozen), and BROWN-HEADED 
COWBIRDS (handful) have swarmed the feeders in a mixed 
flock, pushing everybody else out.

Conspicuously absent the past several weeks: Cooper's Hawk, 
although the feeder birds still regularly get spooked by 
something...

This is in (West) Laurel, PG County.

D

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Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
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