A northern shrike was back in the fields by the power lines
yesterday. I saw it for the hour that I hung out in my yard,
watching the 3 tree swallows and 2 bluebirds sort out the
preferred nesting sites.

Also, a pair of kestrels hunted the same fields.  They have
been here over a week now, and sometimes use the
bluebird houses for perches.

2 Eastern Meadowlarks.

First eastern phoebe returned on Sunday, and I saw
a brown creeper on the scotch pine yesterday.

Still a fox sparrow, lots of tree sparrows and dark eyed juncos.

Inga Schmidt from my backyard
Chagrin River Road at the Geauga/Cuyahoga Co. line

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