On a normal day in our backyard in Damascus, my wife Denise, usually has about 29 species. Today, even with the rainy weather she recorded 38 species!It is interesting to have the end of the winter birds and the start of the summer birds. Our one acre property has a spring fed creek crossing it with several small pools with native plants, along with mature Black Walnut, Butternut, Norway Spruce, and many other tree species including Bald Cypress. It is a minature botanical garden! Here is her list for the day:

Great Blue Heron 1
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 4
Eastern Screech-Owl 2 Gray Phase in box
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 8+
American Crow 2
Tufted Titmouse 5+
Black-capped Chickadee 4+
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 2
European Starling 6+
Northern Cardinal 14+
Rufous-sided Towhee 1 male
Song Sparrow 1
American Tree Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 2
Chipping Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6+
Brown-headed Cowbird 40+
Common Grackle 6+
House Sparrow 4
Pine Siskin 3
American Goldfinch 12+
Purple Finch 3 male 2 female
House Finch 2 male 2 female

Bob Lane
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