On Friday, April 26, 2013 12:05:18 PM UTC-4, Frode Jacobsen wrote:
> Tim's sighting of a Cerulean Warbler enticed me to go to Soldier's Delight this morning. Given recent reports of singing Whip-poor-wills I decided to get up VERY early and as I pulled up at the lookout parking lot at 4:40AM a Whip-poor-will was singing very loudly only about 50 yards away! I even managed to study it in my scope in the high beams of my car, easy to spot by the light reflecting from it's eyes. I then waited in the car until dawn, while listening to the Whip singing on and off. FYI - It actually didn't stop singing until about 5:30AM.
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> I hiked the trails for about six hours and tallied 67 species! Best birds include:
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> Whip-poor-will 1
> Great-crested Flycatcher 1
> White-eyed Vireo 3
> Blue-headed Vireo 5
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
> House Wren 4
> Winter Wren 1
> Wood Thrush 1
> Myrtle Warbler 40+
> Pine Warbler 8
> Prairie Warbler 12+
> Palm Warbler (western) 4
> Palm Warbler (eastern) 15
> Black-and-white Warbler 4
> American Redstart 1
> Ovenbird 1
> Common Yellowthroat 1
> Baltimore Oriole 1 male
> Purple Finch 5
> White-winged Crossbill 1 female at lookout
> Pine Siskin 1
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> Have fun birding!
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> Frode Jacobsen
> Windsor Mill, MD 21244
I actually heard two Whip-poor-wills when I went there this morning. Heard them both at the same time at a few points. Also there were Barred and GH Owls calling. At one point all six of these birds were calling at the same time. Pretty fun chorus to listen to.
Brad Phoebus
Baltimore MD
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