Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 11:49:19 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Gail Mackiernan Subject: More Rock Creek Park DC, 5/12 Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi all -- Sunny at last! although we knew that the clear night and favorable wind would probably have cleared out many of the lingering birds from Rock Creek Park, DC. However, it was nice to actually view birds in good light, and despite declines in some species, there were new ones to enjoy. Again. a lot of Wilsonia warblers but many of the BT Blues have moved on. No sign of the Mourning Warbler in the maintenance yard, alas. Lots of Scarlet Tanagers, more Acadian Flycatchers, and so it goes... Highlight a nice Black-billed Cuckoo enjoyed by many in the maintenance yard. Birds seen and heard include: Warblers: Bay-breasted (2), Blackburnian (2), Black-throated Green (5), Black-throated Blue (12), Black-and-White (6), Blackpoll (~10), Canada (6), Chestnut-sided (5), Magnolia (15), Myrtle (~40), Ovenbird (6), Parula (8), Redstart (12), Tennessee (1), Wilson's (4), Yellow (1), Yellowthroat (12). Others of interest: Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2), Red-eyed Vireo (~25), White-eyed Vireo (1), Scarlet Tanager (~15), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (4), Baltimore Oriole (2), Cedar Waxwing (~60), Yellow-billed Cuckoo (6), Black-billed Cuckoo (1), Acadian Flycatcher (4), E. Wood Pewee (2), Eastern Kingbird (8), Swainson's Thrush (5), Veery (1), Lincoln's Sparrow (1, dog run), Swamp Sparrow (3), Bobolink (2 males, dog run). Started to get really windy so we headed home, but another really good day! Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper Silver Spring, MD ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================