I decided to seek pollen-free air and had a great afternoon birding from Staunton up to Harrisonburg. The sparrow had been seen just before I arrived around noonish, and it showed again around 12:35. Then Mike Purdy and Joseph Burkholder were both waiting with me for an hour or more for it to come back. Joseph's students have a birding event going on and had missed the bird in the past few days, so maybe they will get a look at it eventually. The weather was great, there was no pollen, and host Larry Carpenter is so nice. With the good conversation while we waited it was a great time. Very pretty life bird for all of us. I poked around at Lakes Campbell and Shenandoah, and went by Leonard's Pond on the way back home. The lakes were pretty quiet, although I did hear a mute swan vocalize for the first time at Lake Campbell. There were things like kestrels and a common raven along the highways. What I remember from the Carpenter home and Leonard's Pond follows. Mike, I did not write anything down, so if you remember anything I left out please add it. It was good to meet you in person. 5946 W. Dry River Rd., Dayton, VA: Harris' sparrow White crowned sparrow White throated sparrow House sparrow Chipping sparrow Brown thrasher 2 N. cardinal Blue jay WB nuthatch Car. Chickadee Tufted titmouse Am. robin Am. goldfinch Pine siskin 2 Tree swallow TV RT hawk Osprey Br. headed cowbird E. bluebird Downy woodpecker RB woodpecker Leonard's Pond: Solitary sandpiper 1 Killdeer 2 Tree swallow Barn swallow N. rough winged swallow Canada geese w/ 1 domestic goose Jan Richmond