A small group from the Montgomery Bird Club met for a walk at Hughes Hollow -- McKee Beshers Wildlife Management Area this morning. Unfortunately, our intrepid party had only a short walk before a very scary thunderstorm sent us back to our cars and ended our outing. However, we did see a first-of-year Gray Catbird, a singing Common Yellowthroat, and a nice Red-headed Woodpecker. Two of our party heard Eastern Wood Pewee, but I missed it.
A complete list from my eBird report follows.
Jim Nelson
Bethesda, MD
Location: Hughes Hollow - McKee Beshers WLMA
Observation date: 4/20/08
Notes: Cloudy with brief rain shower. Trip cut short by thunderstorm.
Number of species: 25
Canada Goose 20 including goslings from two families
Wood Duck 5
Green Heron 2
Mourning Dove 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 3
Tree Swallow 32
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Eastern Bluebird 3
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 34
Common Grackle 20
American Goldfinch 2 |