Of course, all those dining at the balcony are part of the “neighborhood” list, which in turn are all part of the Bethesda list. I thought it might be interesting to see what we attract over time!

Diners at the balcony	Around the building
Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Mourning Dove Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco House Finch Northern Cardinal House Sparrow Carolina Wren (7/8/07) Downy Woodpecker (8/07) Red-bellied Woodpecker (12/07) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7/08 )	Downy Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker European Starling Crow House Sparrow* Pigeon* Mockingbird (9/13/07) Catbird Grackle Sharp-shinned Hawk (6/08 )

*dining at the 1st & 2nd floor balconies across from me.

Around Bethesda

6/17 Biked through Cabin John park today and it was a biking disappointment – hardly any paved trails to ride. I stopped a couple times to see what birds were around and most of them were things Id see on the balcony. I did see a brown creeper, which I haven’t seen in years, probably since my first one that added it to my lifelist. Other than that, lots of robins, cardinals, and sparrows. A couple of chipmunks.Great Seneca park in Gaithersburg is a much better morning ride, from the paved roads, to the birds, to the wildlife. I may have to drive up there next weekend morning that’s as nice as this one.