Hi all,
We went down to Kenilworth Park and Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens this morning in hopes of catching up with some of the good birds reported yesterday. Unfortunately, the cold overcast day did not "bring them out" and about the best that could be scraped up at KP was a single Wilson's Snipe flushed from the no-mow area and a single Savannah Sparrow, also in the no-mow area. No trace of any pipits, meadowlarks or warblers, much less yesterday's "mega" Short-eared Owl. Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens was much more active, best birds being eight Rusty Blackbirds creaking along the first part of the River Trail (on right in wet vernal ponds), a single Catbird being chased by two Mockers, and about 4 (maybe more) Fox Sparrows, two of them singing. A couple of Ospreys, single Great Egret, and both Green-winged Teal and Common Mergansers off the outer observation platform were also of interest, as were a few Tree Sparrows and some singing Swamp Sparrows. A Great Blue Heron flew overhead carrying nesting material (there is a near-by rookery).
Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD
Birds of interest:
American Black Duck 1 (fly-over)
Green-winged Teal 2
Common Merganser 3 all females, @ KAG
Great Blue Heron 3 one flying OH carrying nesting materials
Great Egret 1
Osprey 2
Wilson's Snipe 1 flushed from no-mow area, Kenilworth Park
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 5
Tree Swallow 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Gray Catbird 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Savannah Sparrow 1 in no-mow area @ Kenilworth Park
Fox Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 35 estimate; several small flocks plus birds singing on territory @ KAG
Rusty Blackbird 8 in wet areas adjacent to River Trail, KAG; regular spot for this species in spring. Males were singing characteristic rusty-gate song.
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13581309
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