Hi Everybody:
It was very interesting reading Mark's post and seeing that I missed some
good birds there. I started and finished earlier than Mark (just after 7 AM
until 8:25 AM) and had some nice birds as well. There were several people
walking the circuit with their dogs while I was there. I did a
counterclockwise loop around the circuit and had just the slightest glimpse
of what I thought was a Lincoln's Sparrow but the bird quickly disappeared
on me. About half way around the impoundment I saw a few imm. WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROWS and also had two different WINTER WRENS singing .I returned to my
original possible Lincoln's Sparrow sighting and easily found the bird
feeding in the grasses. Chipping to my right was the first of many Palm
Warblers (Eastern) that I would see throughout the day. There were also 2
more Eastern and 1 Western PALMS in the hedgerow/tree line between the
parking lot and the entrance road. I will post the rest o my day separately.
Jim Green
Gaithersburg, MD
work in moderation, BIRD IN EXCESS!!!
On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 7:04 PM, Mark Johnson <mj3151...> wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> I made a late trip to Perryman Park in Harford County (started @ 10 AM)
> and saw some pretty good birds. I first took a slow, counter-clockwise loop
> around the impoundment, then walked some of the trails through the woods.
> The very first bird I saw was a Lincoln's Sparrow along the east edge of
> the impoundment, maybe 50 yards from the ramp. When I got the binoculars on
> him, I noticed two others in the same small tree. I found a fourth one a
> little later, in the willowy section at the SW edge. While I was watching
> this sparrow, a small flock of warblers flitted low across the edge of the
> willows, foraging in the weeds. There were three Tennessees, a female
> Common Yellowthroat, and an Orange-crowned Warbler, all in view at the same
> time. Later I found a Blue-headed Vireo along the edge of the woods on the
> north side of the impoundment, along with several Blackpolls,
> Black-throated Blues, a Black-throated Green and a Western Palm. Later in
> the afternoon I returned to the impoundment and couldn't relocate any of
> the birds from the morning. When they hunker down in those thick
> weeds...good luck. Here's the link to the eBird list and some documentation
> photos. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11755927 .
>
> Have fun out there
>
> mark Johnson2
> Aberdeen
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