late report, Sully Woodlands, Fairfax County, yesterday March 16 morning --
I couldn't find the Shrike, but a few other interesting things showed up.
I saw 3 coyotes there - one healthy-looking pair with a lot of reddish fox
coloration; and later, a lone grayer one with poorer quality looking fur. The
first pair walked quite close to a herd of deer, which I didn't see until I
flushed them minutes later. They were separated by a row of cedars and maybe
40-ish yards, as the coyotes went by. Either the two species were not
interested in each other; or they didn't notice each other.
Several Meadowlarks were at Sully Woodlands, and also at Rock Hill Park
(nearby). Also at Rock Hill, the usual trio (or so) of White-crowned Sparrows.
Finally to "pile on" with other reports, I found Fox Sparrows spread all around
the fields at Sully Woodlands yesterday - 4 total - and another at our home
feeders.
"No such thing as bad weather - just bad clothing."
Steve Johnson
Fairfax, Virginia
