I added several first-of-year birds and some additional interesting species during my walk-commute to the zoo this morning. One of my all time highest one-day species counts for this walk (37 species). Highlights included:
Pine Warbler (2) - FOY, both singing at zoo in pine stand near new elephant house Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher - FOY, Rock Creek behind Amazonia (zoo). Chipping Sparrow (4) - FOY, zoo Chimney Swift (3) - FOY, Cleveland Park neighborhood near Tregaron Conservancy Barred Owl - calling along Rock Creek behind Amazonia Common Loon (2) - 2 northbound fly-overs. Turkey Vulture - rare to see one in flight this early in the morning
Scott Loss DC
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