Add one more warbler.  Several of us (Dave, Brad, Marjorie and I) saw  
a Nashville Warbler near the stables off the path to the maintenance  
yard parking lot.

Wallace Kornack
Washington  DC

On Apr 26, 2008, at 1:08 PM, Gail B. Mackiernan  
<> wrote:

> Hi all --
>
> Finally there seems to be some migrant activity after many slow days  
> -- not a overwhelming number of birds but nice diversity. The birds  
> listed are -- with a couple of exceptions -- those we saw/heard  
> personally, but other folks (there were lots of birders about) may  
> have seen additional species. Addendum posts are encouraged as we  
> would like to get a full picture of what species are passing through  
> Rock Creek now.
>
> Areas covered included Picnic areas 17/18 ("the Ridge"), the  
> Equitation Field, Maintenance Yard, Nature Center, and Military  
> Field ("the Dog Run").
>
> Warblers (12 species):
> Blue-winged - 4
> Black-throated Blue -2
> Black-throated Green - 5
> Black-and-White - 4
> Chestnut-sided - 1
> Hooded - 1, singing male, very nice!
> Louisiana Waterthrush - 1
> Ovenbird - 6
> Palm (all yellow) - 3
> Parula -- 3
> Worm-eating -- 4-5 , including one incredibly cooperative bird at  
> Equitation Field
> Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) -- ~45
>
> (oddly, no Yellowthroat!)
>
> Other migrants:
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo -1
> Veery -2
> Wood Thrush - 1
> Gray Catbird - 5
> Scarlet Tanager - 8
> Baltimore Oriole - 2
> Orchard Oriole - 1, seen by Rob Hilton and Paul Pisano in  
> Maintenance Yard
> Red-eyed Vireo - 10
> Blue-headed Vireo - 1
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 6
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 10
> Cedar Waxwing - 6
> House Wren - 2
> White-throated Sparrow - 25
> Chipping Sparrow - 6 (big decline)
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1-2
> Indigo Bunting - 1
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1, male seen by Rob Hilton and Paul  
> Pisano in Maintenance Yard
>
> Still many Goldfinches about, fewer Robins, perhaps 30 or more Blue  
> Jays flying north in early morning.
>
> Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
> Colesville, MD
>