At 10:30, I stopped by for a quick visit to Schoolhouse.
Greeted by a Prothonotary Warbler singing. Then heard and saw the
Northern Waterthrush, white and red eyed vireos but no blue headed
vireo.
Wish I couldve stayed longer, but its back to work. I do enjoy outside
sales on days like today.
Good birding.
Dan Haas
West Annapolis,
On 4/22/08, Fred Shaffer <> wrote:
> Highlights at Schoolhouse Pond this morning included a singing Northern
> Waterthrush in the underbrush at the rear of the pond and a singing Blue-
> headed Vireo high in a tree to the side of the pond. Both birds were
> singing
> repeatedly, but remained mostly out of sight, except for brief appearances
> in
> the open. Other birds included my first Orchard Oriole and White-eyed Vireo
> of the season. Several Cormorants were present, and 3 Osprey flew over the
> pond looking for fish. A large number of Chimney Swifts and swallows flew
> above and around the pond, with swallow species including Tree, Barn, and
> Northern Rough-winged. Other birds included Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Common
> Yellowthroat, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, Cardinal, Eastern Bluebirds, Robins,
> Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Northern Parula.
>
> Fred Shaffer
> Patuxent MOS
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