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Garden pests and birds meet in Laurel County yard notes
Farmer John Hatcher faces repeated losses from white throat sparrows nibbling English peas at Oleander Drive. A brown thrasher defends a snake and a bluejay joins the fray during a separate raid on Laurel Drive. Virginia and Orv Kelley report ruby throated hummingbirds and other birds visiting their outdoor plants. locals note a lively scene of sparrows, jays, thrashers, quail, buntings, and squirrels in area yards.
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John Hatcher
Oleander Drive
Hatcher
Bob
Betty Dietz
Laurel Drive
Polly Montgomery
Graniteville
Montgomery
Virginia
Orv Kelley
Legare Road