Date: 9/11/12 8:52 am
From: Wallace Kornack <wallace...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Rock Creek Park, Tuesday 9/11


This morning (9/11) at Rock Creek Park�.. Another fine day!

Seventeen warbler species were seen, some in high quantities, e.g., Paula, Magnolia, Redstart, BT Green, Chestnut sided. Warbler highlights included Prairie, Tennessee and Cape May. A huge number of Red-eyed Vireos were coursing through the trees at the equitation field.

Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler 9
TENNESSEE WARBLER 2 at equitation and yard (Dan, Matt S.)
NASHVILLE WARBLER 3
Common Yellowthroat 7
American Redstart 20 12 at equitation, 8 at yard
CAPE MAY WARBLER at equitation
NORTHERN PARULA 13 at equitation
Magnolia Warbler 39 23 at equitation, 16 at yard
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 26 23 at equitation, 3 at yard
Blackpoll Warbler 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler at yard (Randy)
PRAIRIE WARBLER at yard (Matt S.)
Black-throated Green Warbler 16
CANADA WARBLER 2 (Matt S.)

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK FOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO 2 1 seen at equitation, 1 heard at fence line
RED-EYED VIREO 45+ 40+ at equitation, 5 at yard
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
HERMIT THRUSH FOS at yard
Wood Thrush
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak heard
Common Grackle 3

Observers: Matthew Sileo, Matt Finer, Randy Weaver, Marjorie Rachlin, Dan Eberly, Mardi Hastings, Jim Philipson, Kathryn Kratzer, Bill Butler, Cathy Wiss

Have Fun Birding!

Wallace Kornack
Washington DC




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