I had an interesting group of backyard birds this morning. Mourning Dove 8 Red bellied Woodpecker 2 (males fighting for territory) Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 2 Carolina Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 Robin 2 Starling 1 Chipping Sparrow 3 White Throated Sparrow 1 Dark Eyed Junco 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Red Winged Blackbird 1 Common Grackle 18 (Part of huge flock of hundreds in the trees outside the yard) Brown-headed Cowbird 3 Purple Finch 8 ( 5 males, 3 females) largest group I have seen together here in over 5 years. House Finch 3 Goldfinch 15 All the finches were in one gathering The grackles, starling and RW Blackbird were not here together. Paul Hager, Berea, Madison Co.================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx