[va-bird] First Gray Catbird and Baltimore Oriole

VA Birders,
Yesterday the first of the season GRAY CATBIRD showed up outside our glass 
dining room door here on Compton Mt in Buchanan County. Later in the day a male 
AMERICAN REDSTART was singing at the edge of the woods, not the first bird of 
the season, but the first one on our property this year.
Today (4/30/05) our first BALTIMORE ORIOLE of the season came to the orange 
halves in the cherry tree, also near the dining room door. This was a brilliant 
male, and he made several trips to the oranges, especially after I replaced the 
old oranges with fresh ones. The female YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER that has taken 
over the suet feeders allowed the oriole to take some suet, but she still takes 
issue with the Red-bellieds and Downys that come to feed.
Enjoy the birds,

Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Buchanan County

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