HAPPY BIRTHDAY, David!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: David & Susan Raines To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:38 PM Subject: [bcbirdclub] Bobalinks My wife Susan has always considered the Bobalink to be my birthday bird because it has shown up here in the 80's and 90's on my birthday. Well, I got a great birthday gift on my birthday (today) when I saw 2 beautiful male bobalinks singing in the top of the cherry tree in our backyard. They flew over to the powerline and gave me some great looks and were last seen flying over to my neighbor, Ed Bailey's house. Another birthday surprise came when I took a walk through the back pasture and spied on the edge of the property, 2 pink ladyslippers. I did not realize that we had those so near and they are in full bloom and gorgous. The hummingbirds are sucking down the feed, as my mom, dad and brother ate dinner with us we watched 12 at a time drinking and fighting. Ha, sounds like a western! Altogether, at least 40 species of birds identified on the property this evening. Among the highlights were; 8 different warblers, (bluewing, common yellowthroat, wormeating, hooded, northern parula, yellow rumpted, yellow and ovenbird) Rose breasted grosbeaks, scarlett tanager, eastern kingbird, greatcrested flycatcher, swamp sparrow and white throated sparrow. Happy birthday to me!! Dave Raines