What started off as a very slow (but very beautiful) morning at Governor's Bridge Natural Area in P.G. Co. turned into a pretty good day for migrants. Highlights included Cape May Warbler, Wilson's, Tennessee, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Blackpoll, Canada, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, etc. as well as a slew of Empids (many "Traill's" most notable). Also of interest was a winnowing Wilson's Snipe, several Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Baltimore Orioles, a Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-breasted Chat, and a fly-over Peregrine.
I spoke to a couple of birders (sorry I didn't introduce myself) who said they had a Mourning Warbler and Red-breasted Nuthatch on the trail that leads WSW from the parking lot up a ridge (past the old shelter with the pines - there is a fenced-in wetland on the left before you get to the clearing). I did not relocate either of these species but this is where most of the warbler diversity was in three large flocks. I didn't encounter them until about 10:30 am or later and only had 4 or 5 warblers in the previous few hours of birding here. The area around the pond (SE of the parking lot) was also quite birdy even up to around noon, having been silent for the earlier part of my walk. Full list below.
Good Birding,
Frank Marenghi
Annapolis, MD
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Wilson's Snipe - heard winnowing
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - at least 3, each seen well
Chimney Swift - several
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - 3 or 4
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker - calling from AA side of river
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Acadian Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
"Traill's" Flycatcher - several
Red-eyed Vireo - many
White-eyed Vireo - several
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee - many
Tufted Titmouse - many
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - many
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Common Yellowthroat
Ovenbird - 1
American Redstart - many
Black-throated Green Warbler - at least 3
Northern Parula - at least 3
Black-and-white Warbler - several
Yellow Warbler - 2
Wilson's Warbler � 1 adult male
Blackpoll Warbler - 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 adult male
Magnolia Warbler - several
Canada Warbler - at least 3
Cape May Warbler - 1 adult male
Chestnut-sided Warbler - several
Wilson's Warbler - 1
Tennessee Warbler - 1
Yellow-breasted Chat
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole - at least 3
American Goldfinch
European Starling
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