Hi all,
 Around noon I was standing outside my shop looking at the thistle  feeder, 
when I noticed a small darkly streaked bird, acting aggressively towards  
the surrounding goldfinches. I watched it for a while with my bins, and was  
nearly certain it was a Pine Siskin, albeit a very heavily streaked and dark 
 individual. I walked home to fetch the camera and all the birds left. 
Eventually  they (it) returned and I was able to get some (not so good) photos 
of it. Later  I came in for lunch and set my scope on the feeders and was 
able to get some  very good digi-scoped images of it. It just left again, but 
if anyone would like  to see it (for whatever reason), call my cell as I'll 
be in the shop again.  301-502-0018
 
PS, my feeders are also hosting lots of House Finches, juveniles, females  
and males, so caution is key. This bird is smaller, with a fine pointed 
bill,  even smaller billed that the goldfinches, and around the size of the 
goldfinches  too.
 
A neat June feeder bird!
 
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD
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