A 4 PM I was being "scolded" by two male Baltimore orioles, perching where I always hang their feeder which had a hummingbird feeder on it.  Immediately I hung some orange halves and the oriole feeder, and two females flew in.  I don't remember them arriving this early before, but I don't know the dates for sure.
     At 5 PM I looked out and there was a male Red-breasted grossbeak at the sunflower feeder.  The legend is that they arrive on Mother's Day -- 2 weeks from now.
     Pat Hayes, Laura and Shane Roberts are out in the field looking for warblers.  I anxiously await their reports.    June Campbell

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