The morning seemed bleak with little promise of a banner day. A flyover
Merlin at first light was super...and my first Palm Warbler of the season
(eastern) out in the fields of western Howard County. The rain made us worry
for the cameras so we quit early.
Later in the day I decided to chase the Philadelphia Vireo at the Howard
Conservancy that had been found by Jeff Culler. Was lucky to spot it but the
biggest thrill was a 4 SPARROW day :) An unexpected surprise early migrant
http://flic.kr/p/d7bAnm
Then to top it off the Mourning warbler wasn't bad. I heard an unfamiliar
chip in the thicket after I had just said to Emy....this is a perfect spot
for a Mourning Warbler and there it was. Video is very poor with showing
much of the bird but enough to verify. The chipping was also very distinct
and continuous.
http://flic.kr/p/d7bAWG
Bonnie Ott
List from the conservancy.....
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 8
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 9
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 15
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Mourning Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 3
Magnolia Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 23
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 7
American Goldfinch 145
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