I was talking on the phone and looking out the picture window at my bird feeder.  It was about 4:30PM.  The cardinals usually gather for their last feeding.  Then I noticed this other bird--sparrow size.  There was something odd about his posture.    I grabbed my binoculars.  The orangish patch on the crown was very visible bordered by the dark crown stripes.  I couldn't believe my eyes;  it was an ovenbird!  I went to get my camera and could not locate him.  Then I saw him foraging on the side of our lot.  Wished I did not have to work tomorrow to see if he sticks around.  Too dark for pictures.

Sally Isacco
Chardon

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