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On a 3-hour walk in my neighborhood this morning, there were good numbers of
some of the more uncommon winter birds. I saw my first Brown Creeper of the
season, not just one but 5 of them! I also saw 6, yes 6 Red-Breasted
Nuthatches, making them nearly more numerous than the White-Breasted! I
encountered 3 Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers, and added sightings of all 6 other
woodpeckers for my second Woodpecker sweep in 10 days! Other highlights
were a Pine Warbler, Savannah and Swamp Sparrows, and several each
Golden-Crowned and Ruby-Crowned Kinglets, making for a very enjoyable fall
morning, if somewhat breezy. An oddity: I came across what appeared to be a
large white soccer ball, and it turned out to be a huge unblemished
mushroom!
Mary Ann Good
Lincoln, near Purcellville
