evening birding 5/11at Susquehanna

MH1920@aol.com
Wed, 12 May 1999 16:31:35 EDT


I went birding yesterday evening at Susquehanna SP.  I walked the ridge along 
Stafford Road.  Missed out on both target lifers (worm-eating and chat), but 
still had an excellent trip.  Ended with 14 species of Warblers.  Highlights 
were:
Common Nighthawk - 3
Acadian Flycatcher - 4
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER - 1 in fresh spring plumage with clear yellow throat
Norther Parula - 10
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1
Myrtle Warbler - 12
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2
Blackburnian Warbler - 2 males
Yellow-throated Warbler - 1 heard at Rock Run
Blackpoll Warbler - 10
Cerulean Warbler - 14 only 3 seen
American Redstart - 21
Ovenbird - 2
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 heard
Kentucky Warbler - 1
Scarlet Tanager - 1 male
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 female
Indigo Bunting - 14
both Orioles at picnic area parking lot
Bobolinks - 6 on Pennington Rd. probably more, but that's all that I saw fly 
up

Matt Hafner
Bel Air, MD