During a two-hour stroll this morning on American Chestnut Land Trust trails in 
Port Republic (south of Parker's Creek) we observed one male HOODED 
WARBLER, two OVENBIRDS, one singing PARULA, two LOUISIANA 
WATERTHRUSHES, several HERMIT THRUSHES, several BLUE-GRAY 
GNATCATCHERS, one EASTERN KINGBIRD, and many CHIPPING SPARROWS. The 
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER continues to sing around our cabin.

Leslie Starr & Joe Turner
Baltimore & Port Republic