HI all,
Barry and I made our first spring visit to Wheaton Regional Park (WRP) and the adjacent Brookside Gardens and Nature Ctr. (Montgomery Co.) this morning. It was sunny, cold and a bit breezy. Activity was good considering the time of year, but things don't seem as far advanced (vegetation, especially) as the same date in 2012. We were pleased to see the Tree Swallows are back at Pine Lake; the only other spring visitor was a single Eastern Phoebe in WRP. We had a nice assortment of sparrows, including Fox and Field. Two Pied-bill Grebes and a female Ring-necked Duck joined the Mallards and Canada Geese on the lake, which was busy with fishermen as recently stocked with trout. Two pairs of Chickadees were investigating potential nesting holes and woodpeckers were drumming and calling. A nice early spring day --
Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD
Birds of interest (34 spp. total):
Ring-necked Duck 1
Pied-billed Grebe 2 Pine Lake
Turkey Vulture 6 some were probably migrants
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1 @ Wheaton Regional Park
Blue Jay 12 several very vocal groups
Tree Swallow 4 Pine Lake
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 50 best estimate
Field Sparrow 3
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 12
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 35 best estimate; all @ Brookside Gardens
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 12 Most @ Brookside Nature Ctr, many males almost into spring plumage
View full checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13648669
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