Hi Ellen & Tim,
I am kicking for not go out there yesterday! I planned to go out, but I didn't get back from my obligatory DC birding until about 11 am. By then the wind had picked up and I thought the chances of seeing Cerulean at about 2 pm, would have been pointless. �How late did you bird? �Was the wind that much of a�hindrance? �Did they (Ceruleans) shut up late morning?
Thanks!
Jason Berry
Washington, DC
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From: Ellen Paul <ellen.paul...>
To: <mdbirding...>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 6:22 AM
Subject: [MDBirding] Thompson Wildlife Management Area 5/12
Again, apologies to those who don't consider nearby VA to be part of the area covered on this board, but to me, DC = DC metropolitan area and we are going no greater distance into VA than we are within Maryland. So if you don't want to read this post, that's fine. I won't be offended.
So here is something I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd be typing: trash bird of the day was CERULEAN WARBLER. Now, Thompson is always reliable for a few Ceruleans, but yesterday was just ridiculous. We stopped counting at 12. The first was much lower down the hill than is the usual first Cerulean spot. Then we had an eye-level sighting in perfect light. Then two males fighting. Then a female carrying nesting material. They were just everywhere up the hill and across the Appalachian Trail heading towards the first of the two fire roads.
Also seen:
Well, the day started with three COMMON NIGHTHAWKS flying up from the Clara Barton Parkway. That's a fantastic a reason to get up at 4:30 a.m.
Then at Thompson, it was a great wabblah (TM T.Boucher) day:
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Also seen:
Canada Goose
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole�
American Goldfinch
Just an incredible day all around. The trillium were stunning and apart from three morel hunters and two other birders, we basically had the entire place to ourselves.
Ellen Paul
Tim Boucher
Bethesda MD
PS - remember if you go out there to check the hunting schedules, get your passes (online), and if you go on any day other than Sunday, it is a good idea to wear blaze orange.
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wmas/detail.asp?pid=31
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