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Virginia Rail - Assateague Island National Seashore

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Marcy Stutzman

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Marcy Stutzman

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Sun, 7 Oct 2007 09:36:57 -0400

On Saturday, 10/6, I returned to Assateague Island National Seashore before 
sunrise. It was foggy, misty, and not too many warblers were around. Here's a 
few selected sightings:

Bayside:
American Restart
Willet
Caspian Tern (adult & imm)


Life of the Marsh Trail: (herons & egrets all in one place)
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Green Heron
Semi-palmated Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Virginia Rail (imm, between 5 & 6 under/around boardwalk)
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Towhee
Carolina Chickadee


Life of the Forest Trail:
Great Blue Heron
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler


Ocean City Hooper's Island:
American Oystercatcher
American Avocet


Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD