Hi all,
Rather a quiet day at WRP today -- well, rather quiet bird-wise but NOT noise-wise as the mowers were out in force, despite the grass still only about 2" high due to dry conditions! Once they got going most of the birds melted away. We did connect with at least part of the (rather flighty) Chipping Sparrow flock and saw the leucistic bird but no sign of last week's Clay-colored. Barry and I stopped for coffee and then spent about 45 minutes at Brookside Gardens which was rather active considering the time of day. Nine species of warbler, none in number except Yellowthroats. Had five Swainson's thrushes in one small dogwood which was nice. No stand-outs, however.
Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD
Highlights:
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Chimney Swift 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Brookside Gardens, at jewelweed
Hairy Woodpecker 1 Brookside Gardens
Northern Flicker 15
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 12
Blue Jay 50 estimate; not as many as yesterday, one flock of 22 but others only in 2s and 3s
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
House Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 3
Swainson's Thrush 7 5 together feeding at dogwood in WRP
Wood Thrush 1 heard only
American Robin 20 estimate, major decline in numbers
Gray Catbird 30 about 15 at both sites; feeding at fruiting vines and shrubs
Brown Thrasher 2 in Gardens
Cedar Waxwing 5
Ovenbird 1 Brookside
Black-and-white Warbler 7
Common Yellowthroat 12 7 at Brookside Gardens
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 4 2 at Brookside
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 15 estimate, flock very flighty, included leucistic bird
Scarlet Tanager 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6 4 together in gardens feeding at poison ivy
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