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Northern Parula, Mourning Dove, and a Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Northern Parula This morning was  pretty fun at my parking lot.  Two Great Crested Flycatchers called out and made their presence known as I got out of my car, though neither one of them would perch in a tree for me.  They were either on a telephone wire or a metal rail.  A Red-bellied Woodpecker was out drumming on the light posts again; a fellow blogger informed me they do this to mark their territory.  A Mourning Dove flew by in really nice light, and a Northern Parula came out and sang his song for me to see and photograph. Northern Parula Northern Parula Wood Duck Morning Dove Great Crested Flycatcher Red-bellied Woodpecker on a Light post I also noticed several flyovers: 2 White-winged Doves, 4 Cattle Egrets and about 20 Cormorants, as well as a Royal Tern.  The tern was flying so high I couldn't identify it until I zoomed in on the photo with my computer. Here's a list of what I saw this morning.  It was a pretty...