Here's a yard report from yesterday for West Laurel, PG 
County (PRE-earthquake).  The feeders had been empty for a 
month (I was traveling).  Highlight was yard bird #115, a 
female SUMMER TANAGER that lingered all day, eating bugs, 
sampling peanut butter, and chasing away other birds.  Full 
list below:

Aug 23, 2011 7:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
25 species

Canada Goose  4
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1    female/juvenile
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3    1 juvenile? (molting)
Downy Woodpecker  3    1 (male?) juvenile? (molting)
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1    heard only; maybe 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1    heard only
Blue Jay  7    maybe more; 1 begging
Carolina Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  2    heard only
American Robin  4
Gray Catbird  1
European Starling  10    probably more; incl. at least 1 juvenile
Song Sparrow  1
Summer Tanager  1    yard bird #115!
Northern Cardinal  4
Common Grackle (Purple)  10    probably more; incl. at least 1 juvenile
Brown-headed Cowbird  9
House Finch  3    maybe 1 (male?) juvenile?
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 
(http://ebird.org)

-- 
Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/personal.html

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