Mike,

I heard and then got a nice look at a singing Kentucky Warbler at the
Arboretum today, west of the Azalea collection.

Dhananjaya Katju
Washington DC


On 5/22/07, Michael Bowen <> wrote:
>
> Having been involved with birding projects in Montgomery County this
> May, I have done very little birding in the District of Columbia.
>
> However, intrigued by nice reports of birds at the National Arboretum
> by John Beetham, Tom Jones, and others, I decided to give "The Arb" a
> try this morning, May 22.   In the past, I must confess that I have
> not had a lot of success at this location.
>
> I didn't arrive until 8:30 a.m., unforgivably late for a spring
> birding visit, and started at Mount Hamilton, above the azalea
> collection.  Best birds here were a female MOURNING WARBLER, seen
> briefly but well and only my second of this species in DC,  several
> female Black-throated Blue Warblers, a female Magnolia Warbler, and a
> nice GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH. (I later saw another one, extremely close,
> on the trail in Fern Valley.)  I also saw a Swainson's Thrush, heard
> several more, and heard VEERY and Wood Thrush.
>
> Probably the same OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER as previously reported from
> here was hunting insects from a high snag just up from the parking
> lot on the one-way road from the HQ area towards the azalea
> collection.  Most common warblers, by the sound of them, were
> Blackpolls and American Redstarts, with a few Northern Parulas and
> Ovenbirds, too.  I looked and listened for Kentucky Warbler without
> success.
>
> A HOODED WARBLER sang repeatedly from a location in between the Fern
> Valley parking lot and the Langston Golf Course.  I never did see it,
> though.
>
> The Olive-sided Flycatcher was Species #232 for me in the
> District.  Thanks to the earlier posters for getting me to see this
> one, which I have missed on several occasions up in Rock Creek Park.
>
> Good Birding.
>
> Mike Bowen
> Montgomery Bird Club
> Bethesda, MD
>
> D.H. Michael Bowen
> 8609 Ewing Drive
> Bethesda, MD  20817
> Telephone: (301) 530-5764
> e-mail:  dhmbowenATyahooDOTcom
>