Date: 4/9/13 12:33 pm
From: Bob Ringler <ringler.bob...>
Subject: Re: [MDBirding] YelThr-Warbs/5W species--Susquehanna, 4/8
Tim,
Not only were the Spotted Sandpipers early, they were a county record by
one day.


On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Timothy Houghton <thoughton...>wrote:

> The winner of today's warbler competition at Susquehanna State Park
> is...Yellow-Throated (6). If you have average hearing and know the song,
> it's nearly a sure bet that you can find them on the other side of Deer
> Creek, mainly high up in the big sycamores as you drive and stop along
> Stafford Road. You can also find them (mainly the same ones) if you park at
> the little bridge at the river/Deer Creek confluence, cross the bridge, and
> walk the wildflower trail--you will have a better chance of getting other
> than a very distant view of them, as I did when 2 were chasing each other
> and came relatively close to the trail.
>
> I was a little surprised when eBird alerted me that Spotted Sandpiper is
> "rare" for this place at this time. 2 of them did their short funny flights
> and walks along the river bank near the intersection of Stafford and Rock
> Run.
>
> There were probably more Pines or Palms than I have below, but, at a
> particular spot, chippies, pines, and palms were all trilling variable
> stuff at the same time, and I ended up relying just on what I could see.
>
> My first bird of the day was a LouWaterthrush, probably the one that Les
> Eastland found a couple of days ago. A good omen!
>
> Best birds:
>
> Yellow-Throated Warbler (6)
> Palm Warbler (2 yellow)
> Pine Warbler (3)
> Yellow-Rumped Warbler (4)
> Louisiana Waterthrush (5)
> Wood Duck (2)
> Osprey (3)
> Bald Eagle (2)
> Cooper's Hawk (1)
> Spotted Sandpiper (2)
> Brown Creeper (1)
> Golden-Crowned Kinglet (8)
> Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (6)
> Brown Thrasher (1)
>
> All good birding wishes,
>
> Tim Houghton
> (Glen Arm)
>
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