Hi --
We also have had NO hummers in our garden (blooming trumpet vine and native honeysuckle) although a fellow who lives next to Wheaton Regional Park and got his feeder up early said he had a bunch all together about two weeks ago and still some now (although we've yet to see one there).
Very low numbers of neotropical migrants this year at any of our local sites...
Gail Mackiernan
Colesville, MD
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I have yet to see any hummingbirds at my feeder. Usually
there are many fighting to feed.
Gayle
On 5/23/2012 7:05 AM, Warblerick wrote:
> Same here. We took the dog to the vet on Monday late afternoon, and I was listening to a singing House Wren that was going in and out of a small clay wren "bottle" they had up, and mentioned to my daughter how we hadn't seen or heard any at our house not far away, besides the one I had seen very early in the season. Then, voila, there was one in our yard yesterday all afternoon! Where've they been?
>
> Also, I have a definite lack of RT Hummingbirds here as well. just a few visits by the odd male or female, but nothing like in past seasons. Anybody else having this problem?
>
> Rick Sussman
> Woodbine,MD
>
>
> Finally, to add an actual bird sighting to this post; I had a HOUSE
> REN singing in the hedges on the side of my home this afternoon. A
> ost-definite new arrival this season. I've heard them earlier this
> pring, but over the past month they've been absent.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Haas<>
> To: MDOSPREY<>
> Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 9:24 pm
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Raw Nature Follow-up
>
>
> First of all, thank you to everyone who responded with comments and suggestions!
> Top pick and likely winner of the DCCO dinner was: RIVER OTTER. Mink
> ook a close second, but since I managed a glance at the animals head,
> lbeit very briefly, I believe that based on size alone that it was a
> iver Otter. I have seen otter here in the past, but it was only one
> ime and many years ago.
> I ruled out Snapping Turtle as soon as I got a look at the head. But
> or the minute of so that I watched the event, I thought it must be a
> napper pulling the cormorant under the water.
> One beast that I didn't consider was Chessie. JB Churchill brought
> hat oversight to my attention. In all likelihood, the culprit was
> hessie. And if you believe that, you'll agree that the population of
> ed-necked Phalaropes is growing so fast in Montgomery, soon, it is
> nevitable that they'll be popping up everywhere. ;)
> Finally, to add an actual bird sighting to this post; I had a HOUSE
> REN singing in the hedges on the side of my home this afternoon. A
> ost-definite new arrival this season. I've heard them earlier this
> pring, but over the past month they've been absent.
> Good Birding,
> Dan Haas
> t. Margaret's, MD
> ervousbirdsatgmail.com
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Gayle Bach-Watson
Pastor, Benjamin's Krider's UCC
Westminster, Maryland
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