In mid-day I took a walk along the C & O Canal upstream from 
Riley's Lock.  From mile marker 23 to just beyond mile marker 24 
I counted at least 5 singing YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS 
(my FOY), 3 singing PARULA WARBLERS (also FOY), as well as 
many BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS, an EASTERN PHOEBE,
and a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET.

On the return trip I spotted the BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON 
on the far side of the turning basin, in exactly the same location 
reported by Lydia Schindler earlier today.

In bloom along the tow path:  Spring Beauty, Dutchman's Britches, 
Virginia Bluebells, and Toothwort.

Spring is here!

Elaine Hendricks
Greenbelt, MD  (PG County)



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