Hi all,
 Besides the Black-billed Cuckoo I heard and saw this morning in  our yard 
and next door, and the adult White-crowned Sparrow which appeared  beneath 
our feeders in late morning, I saw a huge number of Cedar Waxwings  moving 
past all morning, including one small flock which landed in a small maple  
tree in our front yard, briefly. This was perhaps the biggest movement I've 
ever  seen for waxwings, with flocks of 30 or more, and as many as ten or more  
separate flocks moving past this morning. We also had a pair (or more) of 
Brown  Thrashers, one feeding in the grass out front while another perched 
briefly on  the roof rack of my daughters Jeep in our driveway. Later I saw 
another land on  the deck railing, then fly into the shrubs next to one of the 
feeders. We have a  mocker with babies in the nest in a holly along the 
deck in back too. 
 
Sadly, I found a dead Tree Swallow in one of my boxes this afternoon, it's  
head pecked to a bloody stump by House Sparrows. Damn them! I cleaned it 
out  hoping maybe the swallows will renest (with another mate). Already I have 
seen  the House Sparrow pair in the box, and another pair of swallows 
flying over and  landing on it. I will remain vigilant...
 
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD
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