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The White-winged Dove at 9 Randolph Avenue came to feed in the side yard 
between about 1350 and 1440 today, seen by Tom Saunders and others in this 
midday/afternoon window that seems to be the best time to locate this bird.   
All are 
welcome.   Only 2 birders have missed this bird (and they came just before 
dark, unfortunately!).   We'll try to keep it well fed for the Christmas Bird 
Count season!

The Allen's/Rufous Hummingbird and both Ruby-throated Hummingbirds also 
continue at the house.   A resident of the Kiptopeke area still has 1-2 hummers 
(one apparently an adult male Ruby-throated, the other not yet identified), and 
the State Park had one Rufous/Allen's and one female-type Ruby-throated this 
morning, according to Sam Stuart.   (Jethro Runco will announce an even more 
remarkable bird later today!)

Cape May now has its Cave Swallows - a conservative 54 were counted as of 
lunch time, along with 30 Barns, 2 Banks, and 5+ Northern Rough-wingeds.   
(Kiptopeke has just a small handful of Tree Swallows still around today.) Cape 
May's 
2 frigatebirds crossed the bay to Delaware (a NJ phone call to First State 
birders came in time for them to see both a male and a female frigatebird 
there); Cape May also has a Franklin's Gull.   Plenty of exciting birds still 
to our 
north for the late-fall season.

Ned Brinkley
Cape Charles, VA