Sue (and all),
I also saw and heard my first Eastern Phoebe of the spring this morning. It was
at Sunrise Valley Park in Reston.
Shortly thereafter, I was accosted by a security guard from an adjacent office
building who accused me of being on their property (I wasn't) and then told me
I couldn't look toward or at the building with binoculars. I told him that this
was a public park and that what he was saying was absurd, but he told me that
he'd call the police if he saw me doing it again.
Nice way to start the spring, eh?
(By the way, I also saw an Eastern Meadowlark there about a week ago.)
Matthew Bender
Reston, VA
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From: Susan Heath <sheath@xxxxxxx>
All,
I heard an Eastern Phoebe singing this morning while I was on my run in
Centreville. First one I've heard this year. Also found a dead junco
in the middle of the trail. No obvious wound so I have no idea what
killed it.
Spring is springing!
Sue
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Susan A. Heath
George Mason University
Environmental Science Department
Fairfax, VA
Secretary, Virginia Avian Records Committee
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