Hi all,

This week in Bluffton (Allen Co.) I had a Rose-breasted Grossbeak on the
feeder, together with a Carolina Chickadee. Nuthatches and at least one
Downy Woodpecker have been busy in the neighborhood trees and I spied a
Brown Creeper in the pine across the street from our house. Small flocks
of Cedar Waxwings have been passing through daily and a juvie Cooper's
Hawk dined on European Starling in our backyard last week.

Regarding the bird codes. While I know many may not want to learn them,
they really do come in handy on field trips if you keep track in a
little notebook. You can fit a lot more four-letter codes on a page than
full names. It also takes less time to write than, say Red-bellied
Woodpecker, leaving more time to observe. It is worthwhile learning and
using codes if you do a lot of birding.

happy birding,
Chris Caprette

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