[va-bird] Spring arrivals in Loudoun County

Hello birders,

In the week since I last did my "Field and Stream" walk in my neighborhood, a 
lot of old friends have returned.  The following were the first of their 
species I've seen in my vicinity this year:
    Green Heron
    Great Crested Flycatcher
    Eastern Kingbird - I'd say at least 8 in two adjacent meadows, with much 
scuffling over the best treetops.  Also, one rode the back of a Red-Shouldered 
Hawk across the field, giving him grief for daring to perch in the neighborhood.
    White-Eyed Vireo - 3
    Catbird - they're back in force!
    Yellow Warbler - 2 pairs chasing through the same thicket
    Yellowthroat
    Orchard Oriole - 4 males and one female, one checking out the same tree it 
nested in last year right next to a Kingbird

I haven't yet heard the local Y-B Cuckoo, E. Pewee, Acadian FC, Red-Eyed Vireo, 
Wood Thrush, Parula Warbler, Y-B Chat, Baltimore Oriole, Grasshopper Sparrow, 
or Indigo Bunting.

Also seen were 3 Red-Headed Woodpeckers.

Cheers,
Mary Ann Good
near Purcellville VA

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