Date:         Tue, 29 Aug 2000 11:02:24 -0400
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From:         Diana Churchill <dichurch@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Migrants & a snake
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I walked out onto the front porch of my house on Spanish Hammock near
Tybee Island this morning and heard half a dozen Blue Jays scolding and
fussing.  Looking up for the source of their annoyance, I found no hawk
or owl but a large (3-4ft long) snake which I believe to have been a rat
snake - yellow race.  It was yellowish with a long dark stripe
along each side and at the top.  Non-poisonous but certainly
impressive.  It remained coiled around the leaves and branches about 15
ft. up in the tree and was gone when I returned from my walk.

    A walk around my neighborhood yielded the following:

        Black & White Warbler
        Prairie Warbler
        Yellow Throated Warbler
        Worm-eating Warbler
        Hooded Warbler
        Common Yellowthroat
        American Redstart
        Red Eyed Vireo
        Painted Bunting
        Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Cheers,
 Diana Churchill
 dichurch@earthlink.net
 Tybee Island (Savannah) GA