More warblers were heard than seen this morning at Rock Creek Park.
The AMERICAN REDSTART was a welcomed new addition. Birds seen and
heard are listed as follows:
---Equitation Field
AMERICAN REDSTART 2 FOY (Linda)
Northern Parula 2
Black-and-White Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20+
Ovenbird heard
Bay-Breasted Warbler heard
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON fly over (Jeff)
Baltimore Oriole 3
Blue Jay 30+
American Robin many
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Chipping Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee
Plus Goldfinch, Titmouse, Chickadee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Grackle,
Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers
----Ridge (Gail and Barry)
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
Cape May Warbler heard
Black-throated Blue Warbler heard
Black-throated Green Warbler heard
Scarlet Tanager
----Ross Drive, Picnic Area 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler heard
Black-throated Green Warbler heard
Ovenbird heard
Northern Parula heard
Plus Flicker and Cardinal
----Maintenance Yard Parking Lot
Black-and-white Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO 2 (Gail)
Blue-headed Vireo
INDIGO BUNTING FOY
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
CEDAR WAXWING 30+
Scarlet Tanager
Pileated Woodpecker 2 (territorial display at fence line) (Jeremy)
----Nature Center
VEERY FOY (Gail and Barry)
Eastern Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
----Maintenance Yard
Black-and-white Warbler
Northern Parula heard
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Red-eyed Vireo
Carolina Chickadee
White-throated Sparrow 3
----Dog Run
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (Gail and Barry)
Eastern Towhee
Participants: Gail Mackiernan, Barry Cooper, Linda Friedland, Lydia
Schindler, Jeff Shenot, Jeremy, Bill Butler, Jim Lemert, David
Spurling, Clint, plus about 6 more
Have Fun Birding!
Wallace Kornack
Washington DC |