The warm SW winds and low cloud cover seems to push many migrants heading
north to a lower altitude. In about two hours (8-10AM) I counted many
flocks of Eastern Kingbirds, waxwings, grosbeaks, tanagers, orioles and
other blackbirds and I don't believe I exaggerate when estimating over a
thousand birds flying over. Best bird of the morning was a migrant Eastern
Meadowlark.

Yard list 5/7/09 (54 species, 4 new Yard birds):
Canada Goose--1
Mallard--2
Common Loon--7
Great Blue Heron--3
Cooper's Hawk--1
Sharp-shinned Hawk--1
Turkey Vulture--3
Solitary Sandpiper--4
Killdeer--2
Herring Gull--3
Northern Flicker--1
Downy Woodpecker--2
Hairy Woodpecker--1
Chimney Swift--10
Mourning Dove--X
Rock Pigeon--X
American Crow--X
Blue Jay--200+
Eastern Kingbird--30+ (within the first half hour!)
Red-eyed Vireo--2
Carolina Wren--2
House Wren--2
Gray Catbird--2
Northern Mockingbird--1
Carolina Chickadee--4
Tufted Titmouse--2
European Starling--25
Cedar Waxwing--70+
Eastern Bluebird--1
American Robin--15
Barn Swallow--3
Northern Parula--1
Yellow-rumped Warbler--20+
Blackpoll/Bay-breasted Warbler--2
Northern Waterthrush--2
Yellow Warbler--1
Common Yellowthroat--1
Scarlet Tanager--3+
Blue Grosbeak--2+
Rose-breasted Grosbeak--2+
Northern Cardinal--6
Indigo Bunting--3+
Song Sparrow--3
White-throated Sparrow--1
Bobolink--40+
Red-winged Blackbird--30++
Common Grackle--7
Brown-headed Cowbird--40++
Baltimore Oriole--9+
Orchard Oriole--2+
EASTERN MEADOWLARK--1
House Finch--8
American Goldfinch--10
House Sparrow--20

Will be out of town Friday-Tuesday so no more reports until mid next week.

Good birding!!

Frode Jacobsen
Windsor Mill, MD 21244