I spent a few hours birding in the county starting at Blockhouse Point and ending up at the Patton Turf Farm near Poolesville.� Migrant warblers still Myrtle and Palm mostly but breeders back on territory e.g. Praire Warbler at many spots.
Highlights were:
Blockhouse Point:
Worm-eating Warbler - 2 singing most of the way down the hill in woods either side of clearing.
Black-and-White Warbler - 1
La Waterthrush - 2 pairs on territory
Blue-headed Vireo - 1
Pine Siskin - several overhead
Winter Wren - 1 still around, bouncing around next to a stream (seems late)
Scarlet Tanager - 1
Violette's Lock:
Bufflehead - 4
Baltimore Oriole - 1 singing in parking lot area
I got on late onto a pair of waterfowl heading up river and to be honest they looked most like Brant but I couldn't be completely sure.
Riley's Lock:
Palm Warblers c10�included one Western bird
Only 1 Horned Grebe
Hughes Hollow:
American Bittern flushed from first impoundment on R.� Seems easy to find them here this year.
Black-throated Green Warbler singing near parking lot
River Rd - "enclosed" section near swampy woods, before entrance to turf farm:
Hooded Warbler - singing in woods up the hill about 200 yds before McKee Beshers sign.� Would be nice if it stuck around.
La Waterthrush on territory at several streams on outer River Rd
Praire Warblers - prob 10 singing at various open spots on River Rd
Budd Rd, Poolesville - no sign of any Vesper's but did not try for very long.
Good birding
Clive Harris
Cabin John MD
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