When I left work this evening, there was a lovely Hermit Thrush waiting 
for me outside of the office (in Laurel), foraging just several feet 
from my car. That was a nice way to start the weekend!

As for recent yard birds, in southern Frederick county, our Dark-eyed 
Juncos and White-throated Sparrows returned in the past couple of weeks, 
and we still have an occasional Chipping Sparrow and Field Sparrow. A 
Ruby-crowned KInglet also visited our suet several days ago, and he 
flashed his lovely red crown because he was irritated with one of our 
White-breasted Nuthatches.

Jessica Bruland
Monrovia, MD
jlbruland at gmail dot com

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