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Rock Creek Park, Tuesday 4/28

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Wallace Kornack

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Wallace Kornack

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Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:53:58 -0400

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