Date: 9/29/12 9:39 am
From: Wallace Kornack <wallace...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Rock Creek Park, Saturday 9/29/12, 18 Warblers


This morning (9/29) at Rock Creek Park�.

Excellent day with 18 warbler species including HOODED WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, and CAPE MAY WARBLER.

Other highlights: RED CROSSBILL, FOS OSPREY, WHITE-EYED VIREO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, FOS WINTER WREN, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH

Ovenbird 5
Black-and-white Warbler 8
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
HOODED WARBLER 3 - 4 1-2 male @yard (Dick, David); 2 fem. @ dog run (Paul, Jason)
American Redstart 4
CAPE MAY WARBLER
Northern Parula 4
Magnolia Warbler 6
Bay-breasted Warbler 3
Blackpoll Warbler
Baypoll warbler sp
Blackburnian Warbler 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 8
Palm Warbler (western) @ dog run (Dan)
Black-throated Green Warbler 7
WILSON'S WARBLER @ dog run

Canada Goose 2
OSPREY 2 FOS flyby
Red-tailed Hawk
Chimney Swift 20++
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 5
WHITE-EYED VIREO (Paul, Jason)
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 80++
American Crow 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH 2 - 3 @equitation and yard parking lot (Paul+)
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren
WINTER WREN FOS yard/fence line (Bill)
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH yard parking lot (Ian)
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush 4
American Robin 40+
Gray Catbird 6
Brown Thrasher 6 2 @equitation, 4 @yard
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow 3
Scarlet Tanager 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Common Grackle 100++ estm.
Northern Cardinal 4
RED CROSSBILL flyby, possible , heard @ equitation (Paul)

Observers: Paul Pisano, Jason Berry, Bill Butler, Dick Holcomb, David Flynt, Dan Later, Randy Weaver, Brad Beukema, Gail Edie, Mardi Hastings, Sally, Jim Lemert, Chip Chipley, Callan Swensen, Ian Gardner, Edith Grey, Eric Wood, Chris Brown, Tom O'Toole, Ami Donovan +++

Have Fun Birding!

Wallace Kornack
Washington DC

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