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[Renee Grebe <grebe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Despite being more of a night owl than an early bird, 6am was too bright and 
warm to 
pass up this morning!

So, I took a walk in the woods behind my house (in Loftridge Park just south of 
the 
beltway in Alexandria). Despite the ongoing work of the bulldozers mowing down 
acres 
and acres of Clermont Park (adjacent to the park), I still got to see some 
great 
birds.  The Pileated have seemed to move on - haven't seen any in weeks, 
espeically 
since the bulldozing began.  Unfortunately, the same for the deer.

But downies, flickers, and red-bellied flourished - and I even caught sight of 
1 or 
2 yellow bellied sapsuckers (the 2nd time I've ever seen any!).  Add on a 
towhee, 
eastern phoebe, a bright yellow goldfinch, and 1 brown creeper, and it made for 
a 
perfect spring morning.  :)

Renee Grebe
Alexandria, VA
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