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Had a fine clear day, rather cool at first, but warmed up to fine day. Saw 40 species: Turkey Vultures (4); Cooper's Hawk (1); Red-shouldered Hawk (1 screaming); Killdeer (several in open field; Mourning Dove - 6-10 in course of day - several in open field, where recently plowed & disked; Flicker (several seen & heard); Red-bellied woodpecker (2); Downy (2-3); Phoebe - (several); [[underlined]] Prairie [[/underlined]] Horned Lark (several on freshly-turned earth, calling & singing quite close to us; one singing flight song as it "sky-larked" directly overhead); Blue Jays (several); Crows (several); Chickadees (10-12); Titmice (4-6); Brown Creepers (2-3, singing high in trees along Accotink Creek, where countless Dogtooth Violets were in bloom, also other violets; [[underlined]] House Wren [[/underlined]] (heard one sing in Pine Ridge as we were heading home); Winter Wren (1 on Accotink Creek); Mocking Bird (several);