[MDOsprey] Connecticut warbler

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Hello to everyone.  A new life bird for me this afternoon:  Connecticut
warbler at Cromwell Valley Park (near Towson).  Seen about 3 PM.

Description:  My notes taken on the spot say "gray hood; prominent, full
eye ring; yellow breast and underparts."  To elaborate:  The face and
hood were a uniform gray.  Hood went down to the chest.  Clear border
between gray hood and yellow belly, although there was a bit of white in
some of the yellow feathers at the border.  A few indistinct streaks on
the sides.  Yellow all the way down to the tail.  This was a large
warbler.  No wing bars.  It flew up from the ground and perched for
several seconds on a branch 3-4 feet off the ground, 15 or 20 feet from
me.  Then it flew off into a brushy area.

Location:  From main parking lot (Willow Grove Farm entrance), walk back
across the bridge.  Turn right.  The bird was near bird box #5-- not far
at all from the bridge.  It was in an area of brush and low trees.

As I recall, Don Burggraf had a Mourning Warbler at Cromwell at some
point in the last year.  Don't know if there are other reports of
Connecticuts.

			Peter Lev
			Towson, MD

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