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["Joyce and Hayes Williams" <joycewms@xxxxxxxx>]

Our first RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD arrived at 3:45 p.m. today (one day earlier 
than our record).  A beautiful male. 
Other birds at our place now are;

Nesting  RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, BROWN THRASHER, BLUEBIRD, PILEATED WOODPECKER.

CAROLINA CHICADEE and TUFTED TITMOUSE are pecking cotton off bolls we save for 
them.

A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was heard a few days ago but did not stay.  

DOWNY and HAIRY WOODPECKERS, FLICKERS and Y B SAPSUCKERS.

PINE, YELLOW RUMP and PARULA WARBLERS.

WHITE-THROATED and CHIPPING SPARROWS.

JUNCO, GOLDFINCH, ROBIN, PHOEBE, CARDINAL, HOUSE FINCH, WHITE-BREASTED 
NUTHATCH, CAROLINA WREN, MOURNING DOVE, AMERICAN and FISH CROW, TURKEY VULTURE 
and BLACK VULTURE.  

Other occasional flyovers are WILD TURKEY and BALD EAGLE.

There is an occasional G B HERON in our stream.

Yesterday we heard a COMMON LOON flying over.

Last and definitely least are BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS.

ENJOY SPRING 

Hayes and Joyce Williams
White Marsh in Gloucester County

P S :  While typing this, a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH began singing over the stream.
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