At 11:52 AM 9/14/98 EDT, GAIL Mackernan (and Barry Cooper) wrote: >Well, we thought it would be a slow day at Rock Creek Park, DC -- wrong >winds, wrong weather patterns, hot...you know. Our predictions were right >in one regard, we saw maybe 20 warblers tops, and most just in one flock >at about 7 am -- but what the birds lacked in quantity they made up in >quality and diversity: > >Connecticut Warbler (1, YOY), Golden-winged Warbler (1, adult male), [snip] grrrr....(-; You know, I almost went there this morning. Sigh. Tomorrow! >Yesterday at Rock Creek, it was also slow but a few fortunate birders (which >did not include us) were treated to *two* Mourning Warblers, one an adult >male at the "dog field" which they watched for 30 minutes as it fed in the, >you guessed it, Giant Ragweed. Yes, one was an adult male! The other was probably a young bird, which didn't allow us good views. There was also an adult male Com. Yellowthroat, a Nashville Warbler, and at the very end of the time a White-eyed Vireo, all in the same patch of Giant Ragweed. Rob Hilton robert@csa.com Bethesda