A small vigil in the kitchen this morning produced the male Dickcissel at the
feeders between 0715 and 0815, also noted by Paul and Carol McAllister; this
bird had been present yesterday morning (seen by Steve Hairfield), but I had
not seen it. Carol also pointed out a hummingbird (!), which I barely got to
see; from what I saw, it looked to be an Archilochus, which Steve also had
seen four days ago (and I had missed that time as well). No identification on
that bird yet. The ground-dove has not put in a second appearance here; Brian
Patteson tells me there was apparently a little movement of ground-doves in
coastal North Carolina last weekend. At least three Baltimore Orioles
attended the feeders this morning, but no sign of yesterday's siskins and
Purple
Finches.
Ned Brinkley
Cape Charles, VA
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