New birds showing up. The wood ducks that nest in a huge oak tree in the 
neighborhood are back. One male Rose-breasted Grosbeak ate cracked corn 
this morning at the platform feeder; I heard the "drink your teaaaa" call, 
then had an Eastern towhee feed on the ground; one Song sparrow, many 
White-throated sparrows ans White-crowned sparrows rooted under the 
feeders and in the compost pile; the resident pair of Carolina wrens are 
interested in an old gourd we hung from a clothesline; Dark-eyed Juncos, 
Robins, Blue Jays(nesting in my neigbors thick bushes), Cardinals,Common 
Grackles, Brown-headed cowbirds, House finches, a dozen American Goldfinch
(they like the thistle feeders), House sparrows, a dozen Chipping 
sparrows, European starlings, White-breasted nuthatches, Black-capped 
Chicadees, several Downy and one Hairy woodpeckers; a Yellow-bellied 
Sapsucker calls from Birchard Park, around the corner from me; Red-bellied 
woodpeckers (one pair) feed on the platform feeder; Chimney Swifts soar 
overhead; Mourning doves fatten themselves on my cracked corn; and each 
day a Bald eagle (or two) cruises over my yard. Oh, I also have a 
cockatiel spotting for the rare bird list. I must add it escaped from the 
cage on our front porch, though...probably better not list it. Robert 
Morton 

I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than 
airplanes. Charles Lindbergh (1902 - 1974), Interview shortly before his 
death, 1974

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