Thanks to Chet Meyers, and Jim and Eloise Ryan, who were letting me tag along on the unsuccessful search for the white-eyed vireo, I finally got to see a summer tanager this morning, at Bass Ponds. (As the song says, "You can't always get what you want, but sometimes you get what you need.")
But also thanks to Julian Seller's report of a Carolina wren in our neighborhood, I've been reminded to tune in and observe more, close to home. It's been "productive" to do errands with the car windows open, and outdoor chores with binoculars on! (The neighbors already know I'm nuts.) The last three days have been full of FOY and really good migrants--too many to list, without being repetitive of everyone else. However, it occurs to me that I could just total the species I see this month, and donate so much per species to my various birding affiliates, as a way of thanking all the experienced birders who have been helping me learn things and see birds. Would it get expensive enough to curb the birding addiction? I doubt it! Now, about that cerulean heard at Old Cedar..... Linda Whyte
