I left out a fly-by Mountain Bluebird in PA.

I've been down with the flu for a few days, thus my time scouring the internet.  I did, at LONG last, have a lone Dark-eyed Junco in the yard, keeping company with a female Purple Finch.

Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD

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On Nov 1, 2010, at 5:29 PM, Paul Pisano <> wrote:

> Hey Dan et al,
> 
> Also of note, a Common Ground-Dove showed up in Michigan this past week
> (a little north of Saginaw) and was still being seen today - I can't
> recall a fall with 3 vagrant Common Ground-Dove records.  And a pair of
> Anna's Hummingbirds is coming to a feeder in the upper peninsula. 
> Michigan and Ohio have also had Caves Swallows.  I know that MI & OH are
> a little farther afield, but it's always interesting to see what's
> there, too.
> 
> Perhaps a little closer (though not by much), there are Barnacle Geese
> in Connecticut and Massachusetts.  
> 
> But the real mystery is the Xantus's Hummingbird showing up on ebirdmap
> at the tip of Long Island.  Alas, I couldn't find anything about this
> bird on any of the NY bird lines.
> 
> As Rob H. noted earlier, he, Lisa S., my friend Ed & I tried to find
> something of this caliber at Hains Pt. this past Saturday.  The 2 pipits
> that Rob mentioned were great, but not quite the same as a ground-dove. 
> We also had 2 Pine Siskins at the point, so at least they've made it
> down there too.
> 
> Good birding,
> Paul Pisano
> Arlington, VA