Hi all,
One of those wonderful autumn days to be out but not real active bird-wise. An obvious drop-off in certain migrants (robins, catbirds, flickers) but enlivened by several "firsts of season" including a couple of early Juncos. We, along with other birders, did Wheaton Regional Park (WRP) and then Barry and I went over to Brookside Gardens which was uncharacteristically quiet. That is, the hordes of catbirds and robins had virtually disappeared, leaving no berry untouched! Still, we had 8 species of warbler (and missed Blackpoll seen by others), only BTBs in any number, plus the firsts. Fly-over Bald Eagle and Osprey were also fun to see.
Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD
Highlights (our sightings only):
Wheaton Regional Park and Brookside Gardens, Montgomery, US-MD
54 species
Osprey 1 fly-over
Bald Eagle 1 2nd year bird; fly-over
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 first of season
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 7
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 35 estimate; large reduction in numbers passing over
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 6
Winter Wren 1 first of season
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6 first of season
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12
Eastern Bluebird 2
Swainson's Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 1 BG
American Robin 8 large decline
Gray Catbird 12 large decline
Brown Thrasher 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 first of season Myrtle
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Eastern Towhee 6
Chipping Sparrow 15 including leucistic individual
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 14 first of season; 4 in WRP, 10 in BG
Dark-eyed Junco 2 first of season, with WTSP in WRP, well-seen by several observers
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 3
American Goldfinch 3 large decline
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