Hello all.

What started out as an average birding day in northern Anne Arundel County 
became interesting very quickly with 2 Yellow-bellied Flycatchers and 4 
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS seen at Weinberg Park and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER 
at Compass Pointe Golf Course. 

The Grosbeaks were seen in the trees above the park's 'entrance' and the 
Yellow-bellied's were right behind one another and the Orange-crowned was a 
1st year bird which I got some good looks at. In fact, I followed the bird 
for some time as it foraged and must say that it was the bird of the day. 
Also, a Bank Swallow and 11 Caspian Terns rounded out an odd assortmant of 
species.

Highlights:

Weinberg Park
Ft. Smallwood and Fairview Beach Rds., Pasadena

Great Blue Heron: 4  In trees around the pond
Black Vulture: 5
Turkey Vulture: 7
Red-tailed Hawk: 1  Low flight over tree line
Cooper's Hawk: 1
Caspian Tern: 11  Diving actively near 'White Rocks'
Hairy Woodpecker: 1 male
Tree Swallow: 20+
BANK SWALLOW: 1
Veery: 1
Catharus thrush sp.: 1
White-eyed Vireo: 2
Red-eyed Vireo: 3
Great-crested Flycatcher: 1
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER: 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee: 2  Both calling
Black-and-white Warbler: 2 females
Magnolia Warbler: 1
American Redstart: 2  One male, one female
Common Yellowthroat: 1
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK: 4

Compass Pointe Golf Course: North Course
Ft. Smallwood Rd, Pasadena
(Includes disused area behind the North Course, entry by permission from 
the Courses' clubhouse.  This area and the North Courses' pond are located 
off of Water Oak Point Road, about 1/2 of a mile west from the clubhouse)

Great Blue Heron: 1  flyover
Little Blue Heron: 2 white immatures in the pond
Green Heron: 1 Pond's edge
Wood Duck: 2 in pond
Turkey Vulture: 2
Red-tailed Hawk: 1
Cedar Waxwing: 5+  In a tall oak off of Water Oak Point road
White-eyed Vireo: 1
Red-eyed Vireo: 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee: 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler: 2 
Pine Warbler: 3
Magnolia Warbler: 2
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 1 first year bird, good visuals on it
American Redstart: 1 female
Common Yellowthroat: 2
Blue Grosbeak: 3  Foraging in the low brush in the disused area

Matt Grey
Pasadena