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commotion about 40-50 feet up in an oak over the Spring, as two Downy Woodpeckers fought 3 Starlings for possession of a nest hole. The Downys were keeping up a continual wild rattle of calls as they fought. I threw a rock up into the tree, and the Starlings moved.
As I got in back of the old red-house, I heard the sweet song of a Vireo, like a Yellow-throat, but softer. Finally located a [[underlined]] Solitary Vireo [[/underlined]] - high in the tree top. I spent 15 min. or more, locating him, and trying to be certain of my identification. I later saw and heard at least 3 more Solitarys. Two were bathing, with Myrtle Warblers, a Cardinal, several Yellow Palm Warblers  and a [[underlined]] Prothonotary [[/underlined]] W. in the ripples just below the G.W. Survey Marker.