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[va-bird] Yard Birds - Yellow Warbler, Downy Woodpecker

From: SteveYoung@xxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 15:18:14 EDT

Good call that the fall migration of the Yellow Warblers may be manifesting  
around Arlington. Just now I was watching a Downy Woodpecker working along our 
 backyard cherry tree when more movement caught my eye and I found a Yellow  
Warbler working in the same tree only about ten feet outside my window. Then,  
while I watched it, the Downy flew over and started working on insects in the 
 window encasement about a foot from my nose!
 
I'm no maven but I'd call the Yellow a first-year bird. Cheers,
 
        Steve Young
        Arlington