Howdy,
I happened upon a nice small group of warblers congregated at Finzel Swamp Nature Preserve late this morning. I watched an AMERICAN REDSTART, NORTHERN PARULA, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACK-AND-WHITE and BLACK-THROATED GREEN warblers converge in the rhododendron near the small pond by the parking lot. A VIRGINIA RAIL was audible from the third footbridge. Swamp, white-throated and song sparrows; a Baltimore oriole; great-crested flycatcher and wood duck rounded out highlights of the expected birds.
At Piney Reservoir, a Baltimore oriole and scarlet tanager sing-off made for an amusing stop. The two shared a serviceberry while quarreling over their patch. A HOODED WARBLER could be heard singing in the woods below the dam.
Checklists can be found here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14124259
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14124466
Cheers,
Matt
Matt Tillett
Cumberland, MD
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