What's better than a Rosebreasted Grosbeak at your feeder, you ask?
Rosebreasted Grosbeak(s) at your feeder. These two guys showed up this
afternoon just after I finished mowing the lawn. I also had a Broad-winged
Hawk flyover and the warblers have been singing their little syrinxes (hope
that's a word) out! With Hooded, Norther Parula, Black-throated Green, Black
and White, Yellow-throated, Ovenbird and American Redstart all checking in
today. And, late yesterday evening I saw a small Sharp-shinned Hawk zip past
in pursuit of a very scared American Goldfinch. The Goldfinch managed to
escape and the Hawk landed in a tree across the road. He didn't stay long
enough to have his portrait done, but stayed long enough for a good look
through binoculars. (Don't know how he got the binoculars?)
Daryl Owens
Oakwood VA
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