We went to Patuxent NWR this morning. Report from eBird below. Worrying to see the invasive mile-a-minute vine now invading the refuge, especially around the Visitor Center and along the lake's dam. The refuge is also loaded with interesting types of mushrooms and other fungi; we found at least 20 species today.
Also wanted to share some Silver Spring backyard birds from this morning...a new yard-bird, Bay-breasted Warbler, as well as Northern Parula and American Redstart. Also had a Blue Jay take a (chicken) egg shell from the compost pile, eat most of it but also cache fragments beneath tree bark. We rinse the shells well before putting them in the compost.
Noah Kahn
Silver Spring, MD
Location: Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge
Observation date: 9/25/09
Notes: Overcast with moderate winds. Approx. 55-60 degrees F. Saw only 1 migrating monarch.
Number of species: 43
Canada Goose 120
Wood Duck 6
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Chimney Swift 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 6
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
Northern Parula 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 18
American Redstart 2
Common Yellowthroat 6
Chipping Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
American Goldfinch 10
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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