Susan, hope your shoulder has completely healed by now!  It's so easy for me 
to get in a hurry this time of year, too.  TOO much excitement some days!

Make that 46 for today's total.  Added:

Chimney Swifts
Gray Catbird
FOY Baltimore Oriole - a brilliant male came to the orange nectar feeder and 
had 'dinner' with us!

Margy Terpstra
Kirkwood, St. Louis Co. MO
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Eaton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: In my Kirkwood yard, last 4 days 5/1


> I, too, had female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at the feeder today.  So I'm
> looking for the male, and I'm being VERY careful on the deck
> steps......that's where I fell this time last year and broke my shoulder.
> The male showed up the next day.....  Also saw 5 cedar waxwings in the top
> of the ash tree this morning.
> Susan Eaton
> Kirkwood, St .Louis CO., MO
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>
> On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 5:40 PM, Margy Terpstra 
> <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Birds have definitely picked up here since Monday when it was cool - the
>> birds know it's May Day! Highlights:
>>
>>
>>
>> Mon 4/28   Total for day - 22
>>
>>
>>
>> Barred Owl
>>
>> Tennessee Warbler
>>
>> Nashville Warbler
>>
>> N. Waterthrush - feeding heavily on worms and slugs in the swamp
>>
>> Yellow-rumped Warbler - at the pond #29
>>
>> Hairy WP
>>
>> Swainson's Thrush
>>
>> Gray Catbird
>>
>> Pine Siskins - 2
>>
>> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
>>
>> ETS - pond #30
>>
>>
>>
>> Tues 4/29  Total - 34
>>
>>
>>
>> N. Waterthrush - pond #31
>>
>> Tennessee W. - pond #32
>>
>> E. Phoebe
>>
>> Swainson's Thrush
>>
>> Pine Siskins - 3
>>
>> E. Towhee
>>
>> Rose-breasted Grosbeak- female
>>
>> Nashville W.
>>
>> Yellow-rumped W.
>>
>> Blackpoll W.
>>
>> Red-breasted Nuthatch
>>
>> FOY Wood Thrush
>>
>> FOY Blackburnian W.
>>
>> FOY Lincoln's Sparrow
>>
>> FOY Am. Redstart
>>
>>
>>
>> Wed 4/30 Total - 37
>>
>>
>>
>> FOY Chestnut-sided W.
>>
>> Warbling Vireo
>>
>> White-eyed Vireo
>>
>> N. Parula
>>
>> E. Towhee
>>
>> Great  Crested Flycatcher
>>
>> Red-breasted Nuthatch
>>
>> Magnolia W. - heard only
>>
>> Blackburnian W.
>>
>> Nashville W.
>>
>> Lincoln's Sparrow
>>
>> Blackpoll W.
>>
>> Scarlet Tanager - gorgeous male, at the pond for bird #33 there
>>
>> Pine Siskins - 2
>>
>> Wood Thrush
>>
>> N. Waterthrush
>>
>>
>>
>> Thurs 5/1  Total - 43 (as of 5:30 pm)
>>
>>
>>
>> Many of the same birds, but Waterthrush, Wood Thrush and Blackburnian
>> gone.
>>
>>
>>
>> Yellow-throated Vireo
>>
>> FOY Blue-winged W
>>
>> Tenn W
>>
>> Nashville W
>>
>> FOY Blue-headed Vireo
>>
>> Am. Redstart- several
>>
>> Blackpoll W
>>
>> Rose-breasted Grosbeak
>>
>> Ruby-cr Kinglet
>>
>> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
>>
>> FOY Yellow W - got some photos
>>
>> FOY Golden-winged W
>>
>> FOY Red-eyed Vireo
>>
>> FOY Chipping Sparrow (here)
>>
>> E. Towhee
>>
>> Pine Siskin - 1
>>
>> Ruby Throated Hummingbird
>>
>> N. Parula- excellent looks, singing a lot while feeding
>>
>> Least Flycatcher- heard only
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Margy Terpstra
>> Kirkwood, St. Louis County, MO
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