Lake Artemesia was very busy this morning with migrants. Ruby-crowned
Kinglets were everywhere - Golden-crowned Kinglets a little less so.
Yellow-rumped Warblers, in much brighter plumage than I've seen lately,
were also present in good numbers. I "finally" saw my first-of-year
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. It's hard to believe that my first-of-year in 2012
was nearly three weeks earlier. Only seen in migration here, a Pine Warbler
and Eastern Meadowlark were fun surprises.
I was also pleased to find a Blue-headed Vireo, which is my earliest record
by a few days. Checking the eBird map, it's clear that this species has
arrived in MD, but there's only been a few reports in PA and single reports
in NJ and southern NY.
What a difference a week makes. In fact, it was less than a week ago that I
counted 34 species at the lake, while today's total hit 56.
Rob Ostrowski
Silver Spring, MD
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