Wildlife: Birdsters! May is here and we want to see your 'firsts'! :-), 1 by sadie_mae

sadie_mae wrote:
Linthicum - great shot of the Catbird, I've never seen one here.

I had a first today but just stood there like a fool with my mouth hanging open and didn't even try to get a shot >:( It was a Pilated Woodpecker, I've been wanting to see one of those so bad and DH told me he'd seen them here. I saw this large bird in the distance fly from one tree to the next and wondered "what in the world was that"...then a few minutes later it flew right across the field and I couldn't believe what I saw. It was flying so slowly that I think I could have gotten a shot if I hadn't been so shocked to see it!!

I also got a first pic of what I believe is a Chipping Sparrow, it's not the best pic but when I blew it up, I'm pretty sure I was able to identify it correctly...what do ya'll think ?
Vicki