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[Breep@xxxxxxx]

This morning the three now expected thrushes at White Oaks were joined by a 
late HERMIT THRUSH in my yard.  Otherwise, few migrants: HOODED, BTB, a few 
RUMPS and a TANAGER.
Babies 1: my daughter an I discovered a very recently fledged largish 
something in the azaleas near our bird feeder.  A few minutes later the mystery 
was 
solved as our resident female towhee went berserk chasing away a jay and a 
squirrel.  She was relentless.  Afterwoods, she went to our feeder several 
times, 
and appeared to be taking seeds to feed the babe.  I had thought that such a 
youngster would only be fed insects for a while.

Babies 2: I observed what appeared to be recently fledged tree swallows this 
weekend, so be careful with brown swallows.

Babies 3: Two weeks ago Jim Mathews observed what appeared to be a fledgling 
cowbird flocking with some adults begging.  Observation: he seemed to be 
missing the whole cowbird parental care thing.  Question: who fledged him so 
early 
in the season?  A really early towhee?  Carolina wren? House finch?

Ben Jesup
Alexandria

P.S.  What does everyone think about capitalizing bird name?  It tired me out 
after one paragraph.


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