I was listening for them this morning as I walked to the car... All I heard
were the White-breasted Nuthatches which were absent all summer.

A side note, though: I had my very first Little Yellow butterfly
yesterday on Gunpowder Neck, which is the down-range "securty clearence
required" portion of the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford
County. It was in the company of Cabbage White and Orange Sulfers which
allowed its size to be easily compared. Also it was vibrantly yellow
-reminded me of a tiny Cloudless Sulfer.

In the same area I had a calling Red-breasted Nuthatch, and a Spotted
Sandpiper (just south of Maxwell Point on the Gunpowder River).

Good Birding.
-Chris Starling



On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Sean McCandless <
> wrote:

> Hi all. I have another Black-capped Chickadee here in Cecil. This one is
> coming to my feeder. He was singing and calling this morning. The markings
> on these Black-capped Chickadees are clear as a bell. They have a longer
> tail in appearance, more frosted look over the entire bird, the black throat
> has a jagged look to it and the amount of white in the wing is tremendous.
>
> Sean McCandless
> Cecil  Bird Club Field Trip Coordinator
> Elkton, MD
>