Hi all  last eveing  4 - 27  I walked the road in front of My house Joseph Boyles road  near Queenstown Maryland  to  look and listen for  some of the  new birds arriving daily .   There was not much singing and even less moving   and for a good reason as I soon found out . I was  walking a short ways when   I flushed a Sharp shinned Hawk  from a tree  near the road . After a few minutes  after the sharpie moved on  a few bold  Tufted Titmouse  started scolding and chasing  each other.   White Throated Sparrows then could be heard  chipping and doing  the first part of their song [ Old Sam ]   then a few bolder ones came out .  I could make out the form  of a  Male  wood Duck  in the old Beaver impoundment  thru the  trees near the  stream down the road  . A Pileated Woodpecker  flew overhead  traveling from one  woods to another then an Eastern Towhee  called out  then[ Drink your tea ]  rung out through the underbrush with him putting in a brief appearance.  Then a little while latter  two wood Thrushes could be heard  in the distance singing their  flute like song . A nice way   to walk off dinner  list below

Wood Duck      1   drake 
Sharp - shinned  Hawk    1  
Tufted Titmouse     3
White Throated Sparrow   12
Pileated Woodpecker    1
Wood Thrush      2 FOY first of year   for me 
Eastern Towhee    1 
Cardinal     2   
Blue Jays   3

This morning  4 - 28   My FOY first of the year  Ruby Throated Hummingbirds  appeared at my hummer   feeder and a wood Thrush could be heard  sing in woods  behind my house not too far in  as I was leaving  for work .

Ruby Throated  Hummingbirds     3   total  one male  two female   all trying to feed 
Wood Thrush   1     


Happy Birding 
Danny poet 
Queenstown , Maryland 



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