Date: 8/25/12 9:12 am
From: Gail B. Mackiernan %<3Ckatahdinss...>%3E <katahdinss...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Wheaton Regional Park today


Hi all,

Rather a gloomy morning with limited activity -- one or two smallish flocks, one with decent diversity -- again in the river birches by the mini-train tracks. No "biggies" but a good selection. Ended up with 8 species of warbler and a "Baypoll" which, from brief glimpse, looked better for Blackpoll. Fair number of Baltimore Orioles about as well as some very vocal Blue Jays. A fly-over Great Egret and Common Nighthawk were nice.

Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD

Highlights:

Wood Duck 7
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1 fly-over
Green Heron 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Common Nighthawk 1
Chimney Swift 15
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Belted Kingfisher 1 female
Northern Flicker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Acadian Flycatcher 1 worn adult; called
Empidonax sp. 1
Red-eyed Vireo 10
Blue Jay 8-10
American Crow 4
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Eastern Bluebird 2
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 3
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 4
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 10
warbler sp. 1 "Baypoll" type
Chipping Sparrow 15 including the all-white (but not albino) individual
Baltimore Oriole 7



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