A first for us in the last three years:  A pair of boisterous Red-shouldered Hawks are frequenting our yard, which is tiny: about 1/10 of an acre.  Today I was out starting the garden beds for an early spring, and I heard them in the trees overhead.  They took off an lighted on a nest in the neighbor's yard, well within perfect scoping views from our back sliding glass door!  I also heard what sounded like peeping coming from the nest, so these birds may well have hatchlings already.  I'm looking forward to teaching my neighbor's 8-year old Great Grandson, who visits us regularly, all about this pair this spring.  He will be very excited to see these dynamic birds up close and personal.

Ross Geredien
Edgewater, MD

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