First, for those who enjoy taking a quick look at a couple photos of  
fantastic DC birds, I posted a photo of the Dunlin and one  
Semipalmated Plover found at the Reflecting Pool in DC today:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherseydc/4619402093/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherseydc/4619401673/

Second, just before I headed down to the Mall for the Dunlin, I made a  
15-minute stop at Fletcher's Boathouse off Canal Road in DC and had a  
fantastic experience with really friendly warblers.  All of these  
birds were so close I couldn't even focus my camera on them.  My  
100-400mm lens needs 18 feet to focus, all of these birds were closer  
than that, and thus provided a Monticello Park-like experience.

Prothonotory
Canada
Yellow-throated
Yellow
Northern Waterthrush
Magnolia
Blackpoll
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Baltimore Oriole
Warbling Vireo

The trees here are very low, with a good variety of them.  Because the  
weather was poor today the place was deserted.  Again, I only spent 15  
(maybe 20) minutes here at lunchtime so I wonder what else might have  
been around!  Well, there were Waxwings and a Pileated too, but the  
trees were full of little birds - I just didn't have time to keep  
searching.

Cheers,
Steve Hersey
Washington, DC