Dorothy,

			If you are the gracious lady who helped many
		of us view your painted bunting last winter, then
		it is  a delight to hear from you again.   You might
		remember me as the fellow who sent you a list
		of suggestions for how to manage many visitors
		showing up.

			I was going to tease you and ask if your yellow-
		green bird might be a female painted bunting, but
		that's be very unlikely and I'd guess you would
		have noticed the larger bill.

			Your "pine warbler" seems a shrewd guess,
		especially given the habitat in your back yard.
		But this is a tricky area . . . look through your
		guide (esp. if it's David Sibley's) at the "immature"
		("first year") or female warblers.    And don't forget
		that, in a month or so, there's a rare chance it
		might be a stray Wilson's Warbler.

			Nice to hear from you with your sharp eye and
		your enthusiasm again.

		Leo Weigant

	
On Aug 15, 2010, at 9:18 AM, Dorothy Paugh wrote:

> I saw a male American redstart from my window do his dramatic drop.
>
> Also saw what I believe was a pine warbler, 5 inch olive bird with  
> bright yellow throat and breast.  It moved too fast flitting and  
> hopping from branch to branch in the toweing ivy-covered pine for  
> me to get more detail.  Does that behavior suggest it could have  
> been a yellow-bellied flycatcher?
>
> Also saw a WB nuthatch which I haven't been seeing in the yard this  
> summer.
>
> I took Les Eastman's suggestion after I saw a female ruby-throated  
> hummingbird pass by my metal flower feeder for some morning  
> glories. Within an hour of putting up the 4-port 8 oz. pinched  
> waist Pretty Pet model he recommended, I had two fighting over it.
>
> Dorothy Paugh
> Bowie, MD