Bob Schaefer and I led a joint field trip of the Montgomery and Frederick Bird Clubs this lovely morning at Hughes Hollow/McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area in Montgomery County. Our group of 16 observed a respectable 52 species
We met Jim Green as he was leaving but did not get his Whipporwill, American Bittern, or Sora.
Highlights for us were the continuing male Redhead in the large impoundment on the east side, 4 Broad-winged Hawks overhead, 3 Osprey (including one carrying nest material), a calling Pied-billed Grebe, a Red-headed Woodpecker, 2 White-eyed Vireos, 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, lots of yellow Palm Warblers and Yellow-rumps, 4 Pine Warblers, a Field Sparrow, many Swamp Sparrows that outnumbered the Song Sparrows, and a male Rusty Blackbird. We also had Gadwall, Blue-winged Teal, Wood Duck, one lingering Ring-necked Duck, a distant white egret (probably a Great Egret), Northern Rough-winged and Barn Swallows along with the resident Tree Swallows, a Brown Thrasher, and an Eastern Towhee. I tried to turn a very streaky Yellow-rumped Warbler into a Black and White Warbler, but other sharp eyes in our party saw the yellow on it, and I decided, after much consideration and study of field guides, that two possible Orange-crowned Warblers were just pale Pine Warblers.
The complete list from my eBird report is below.
Jim Nelson
Bethesda, MD
Hughes Hollow - McKee Beshers WLMA, Montgomery, US-MD
Apr 13, 2013 6:45 AM - 11:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Comments: Joint field trip of Montgomery Bird Club and Frederick Bird Club. Birded around the impoundments and in the fields and hedgerows south of the impoundments.
51 species (+3 other taxa)
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 6
Gadwall 2
Blue-winged Teal 2
Redhead 1 Continuing bird. Red-headed duck. Distinguished from Canvasback by rounded head, shorter bill, and gray back and sides.
Ring-necked Duck 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
white egret sp. 1 Seen briefly at a distance flying. Most likely Great Egret, but unable to confirm details.
Turkey Vulture 12
Osprey 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 4
American Coot 8
Barred Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 10
Fish Crow 1
crow sp. 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Tree Swallow 30
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 9
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 1
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 1
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 15
Pine Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 20
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 16
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle (Purple) 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
blackbird sp. 10
American Goldfinch 6
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