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Dorothy Poole=2C Pat Gladman and I went for the Graylag today. We saw it a=
s posted at house 132 on Mountain Lee Road. We also heard from the owner o=
f the house that a local that came by saw the bird and said that it had bee=
n around the area for the better part of the summer=2C which is interesting=
. That person did not think that it was anything special. Can anyone else=
add anything further to this? That would suggest that the bird arrived du=
ring one of our major summer storms. =20
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We then went to Spryfield to try for the Bell's Vireo. Upon arrival below =
the Baptist Church our reception was of two pit bulls off their leads. The=
owner had a third on the lead and assured us that we had nothing to fear. =
I don't care what anyone says=2C I definitely do not trust this species=2C=
especially since an episode that Pat and I had near Church Point=2C when w=
e were attending a French Festival and went birding on a trail there a few =
years ago. We were lucky that we were not attacked and it was a scary situ=
ation with the pit bull growling a few feet away from us. Again this was a=
n unconcerned owner beside a public trail and that pit bull was very aggres=
sive. I won't go into details but after a long time of our not moving I wa=
s finally able to raise the owner with some unrepeatable words and to get h=
er to call the beast off. We made a swift retreat to another part of that =
trail and thankfully it had a happy ending. I know enough not to move whe=
n dogs like that are about or not to give them a reason to attack=2C but Pa=
t is not so calm when it comes to this species. The woman was extremely de=
fensive of her dogs and downright nasty saying that she had let them off to=
do their business as a reason. Not a very good one considering. After thi=
s encounter the rest of the day went well. I had noted a bird of about the=
size=2C color and shape of the Bell's vireo fly across when the dogs first=
made their appearance. Shortly after we were able to locate it and sure e=
nough it was our target. We watched it for about one hours as it foraged a=
long the gully and through the multiflora=2C up to the fence edge and into =
the open a number of times. It then came back out and up to the top of one=
of the rose bushes about five feet from us and sat there scolding us for a=
short time. Of course our cameras were back in the car. The bird then we=
nt back down into the gully and worked its way along to the pathway. It sa=
t there for a short moment and then crossed over to the other side of the p=
ath that comes down from the church. It then continued along a gully and i=
nto the large bushy section where the trail comes to a dead end. After awh=
ile we could hear the bird scolding from over in that direction. While pre=
sent we also had wonderful looks at the yellow-breated chat and an orange-c=
rowned warbler. Elizabeth Doull=2C Patricia Chalmers=2C and Alan Covert we=
re able to see these last two birds also. At this point it was about 15:30=
and I noticed an active bat that I pointed out to everyone present. The =
bat was actively foraging for insects. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bayport =
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<FONT size=3D3>Hi all:</FONT><BR>
<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>Dorothy Poole=2C Pat Gladman and I went for the Graylag toda=
y. =3B We saw it as posted at house 132 on Mountain Lee Road. =3B W=
e also heard from =3Bthe owner of the house that a =3Blocal that ca=
me by saw the bird and said that =3Bit had been around the area for the=
better part of the summer=2C which is interesting. =3B That person did=
not think that it was anything special. =3B Can anyone else add anythi=
ng further to this? =3B That would suggest that the bird arrived during=
one of our major summer storms. =3B </FONT><BR>
<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>We then went to Spryfield to try for the Bell's Vireo. =
=3B Upon arrival below the Baptist Church our reception was of two pit bull=
s off their leads. =3B The owner had a third on the lead and assured us=
that we had nothing to fear. =3B I don't care what anyone says=2C I de=
finitely do not trust this species=2C especially since an episode that Pat =
and I had near Church Point=2C when we were attending a French Festival and=
went birding on a trail there a few years ago. =3B We were lucky that =
we were not attacked and it was a scary =3Bsituation with the pit bull =
growling a few feet away from us. =3B Again this was an unconcerned own=
er beside a public trail and that =3Bpit bull =3Bwas very aggressiv=
e. =3B I won't go into details but after a long time of our not moving =
I was finally able to raise the owner with some =3Bunrepeatable words&n=
bsp=3Band to get her to call the beast off. =3B =3BWe made a swift =
retreat to another part of that trail and thankfully it had a happy ending.=
 =3B =3B I know enough not to move when dogs like that are about or=
not to give them a reason to attack=2C but Pat is not so calm when it come=
s to this species. =3B The woman was extremely defensive of her dogs an=
d downright nasty saying that she had let them off to do their business as =
a reason. =3B Not a very good one considering. =3BAfter this encoun=
ter the rest of the day went well. =3B I had noted a bird of about the =
size=2C color and shape of the Bell's vireo fly across when the dogs first =
made their appearance. =3B Shortly after we were able to locate it and =
sure enough it was our target. =3B We watched it for about one hours as=
it foraged along the =3Bgully and through the multiflora=2C up to the =
fence edge and into the open a number of times. =3B It then came back o=
ut and up to the top of one of the rose bushes about five feet from us and =
sat there scolding us for a short time. =3B Of course our cameras were =
back in the car. =3B The bird then went back down into the =3Bgully=
and =3Bworked its way along =3Bto the pathway. =3B It sat ther=
e for a short moment and then crossed over to the other side of the path th=
at comes down =3Bfrom the church. =3B It then continued along a gul=
ly and into the large bushy section where the trail comes to a dead end.&nb=
sp=3B After awhile we could hear the bird scolding from over in that direct=
ion. =3B While present we also had wonderful looks at the yellow-breate=
d chat and =3Ban orange-crowned warbler. =3B =3BElizabeth Doull=
=2C Patricia Chalmers=2C and Alan Covert were able to see these last two bi=
rds also. =3B At this point it was =3Babout =3B15:30 and I noti=
ced  =3Ban active bat that I pointed out to everyone present. =3B T=
he bat was actively foraging for insects. =3B </FONT><BR>
<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>James R. Hirtle</FONT><BR>
<FONT size=3D3>Bayport</FONT><BR> </body>
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