Hi Gail et al,
I went to Wheaton after work and stayed from 6 to about 7:15 pm. I was happy to find the LOON still there, the second one I see in a week, the first one having been at RIley's lock. We played hide & seek (dive & seek?) for a while. Still around Pine Lake, I also found my foy PALM Warbler, maybe a new arrival? I also had 2 TOWHEES, and several of the species you reported in the morning, but far from all. A Tufted Titmouse was singing very sweetly. No Kestrel or Osprey, unless they flew by while I was taking photos of Loon, Palm, Towhee & a blue-looking Cowbird. I posted a few photos at http://tweetweet.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds/2011/15395235_AaVQY (the very last ones in the gallery).
Happy spring birding,
Evelyn
Evelyn Ralston
On Apr 7, 2011, at 11:56 AM, Gail Mackiernan wrote:
> Hi all --
>
> What a difference a day makes! Obviously there was a major exodus last night
> from the park, and very few newcomers. The most interesting were the
> continuing LOON and KESTREL, as well as the first EASTERN TOWHEES of the
> season here. But no kinglets, gnatcatchers, warblers or any significant
> signs of migration. The number of Robins was down by 75% and sparrows as
> well. I think we have said good-bye to our Fox Sparrows for the year.
>
> One amusing sight was an Osprey hunting over the ornamental Koi pond at
> Brookside Gardens, making many passes until he finally connected with a
> small fish and took off to enjoy his breakfast!
>
> Birds seen (34 spp):
>
> COMMON LOON - 1 (Pine Lake)
> Canada Goose - 12
> Mallard - 4
> HOODED MERGANSER - 4 (female, Nature Ctr. pond)
> Red-shouldered Hawk - 3
> OSPREY - 1
> Turkey Vulture - 4
> AMERICAN KESTREL - 1 (female)
> Mourning Dove - 10
> Belted Kingfisher - 1
> Northern Flicker - 3
> Downy Woodpecker - 2
> Hairy Woodpecker - 1
> Pileated Woodpecker - 1
> Eastern Phoebe - 3
> Blue Jay - 8
> Fish Crow - heard
> Common Crow - 6
> Crow Sp. - 10-12
> Tufted Tit - 6
> Carolina Chickadee - 7
> Carolina Wren - 2
> Eastern Bluebird - 2
> American Robin - 40+
> European Starling - 5
> EASTERN TOWHEE - 3
> Chipping Sparrow - 6
> Song Sparrow - 4-5
> White-throated Sparrow - 3
> Dark-eyed Junco - 7
> Northern Cardinal - 8
> Red-winged Blackbird - 4
> Common Grackle - 20
> American Goldfinch - 5
> House Sparrow - 3
>
> Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
> Colesville, MD
>
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