I saw a drab but unmistakable DARK-EYED JUNCO this morning,  chipping and 
investigating a brush pile as I walked around the block in  our Scientists' 
Cliffs neighborhood.
 
My walk up the hill to find cell phone reception wasn't intended as  
birding, and most avian activity was from Cardinal and Goldfinch families. I did  
see two or three (three sightings, one possible duplication) SCARLET  
TANAGERS, an AMERICAN REDSTART, and a couple of RED-EYED VIREOS, along with  the 
more common residents.
 
Leslie Starr
    
Port Republic