Sorry. Im used to dividing it up by Fort Davis Drive, which bisects the park. It was in the south east side, off Alabama ave, where the actual fort was.
I would have stayed longer, be there is an issue with 4 wheelers lately and I was showing a contractor where the entry points for bike trails were.
I'll be in ft DuPont twice a week through the summer and for fall migration.
Dan
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On May 29, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Jason Berry <jgbrc...> wrote:
> Great bird Dan! By "east" do you mean the highest part of the park? I have always thought of the park as north & south, and birded the "north" or "west" side off Minnesota Ave. But you're right that the park is more of an east/west orientation.
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> Thanks again for the bird surveys you do for the DC DOE, and i hope you get today's birds in eBird!
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> Jason
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> From: Daniel Rauch <danrauch11...>
> To: MDBirds <mdbirding...>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 2:32 PM
> Subject: [MDBirding] Olive-sided flycatcher - FT Dupont (alabama avenue entrance)
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> Several good birds out today during surveys. Best was an olive-sided flycatcher at Ft DuPont.
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> 10:08am - park entrance off Alabama Avenue, SE. Between the bathhouse and meadow restoration project. There is a large snag in the middle, set back 30 yards into the woods. It was sitting on top with a ruby-throated hummingbird. Never vocalized and went into canopy. I did not stick around to see if it returned. Flycatcher profile.Larger than a peewee. Smaller than a kingbird. Sat up nicely. Dark wings, gray flanks, great view of white down the middle of the breast.
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> This was a great area during migration. Everything from blue-headed vireos to blackburnians to Wilson's warblers. There is a homeless guy who lives in the building. He has never given me any trouble, but just be aware that he is usually there.
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> Other good birds on the east side of Ft Dupont this morning were:
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> scarlet tanager - 2 males
> northern parula - male
> veery - 1
> wood thrush - 3
> Acadian flycatcher - 4
> great-crested flycatcher - pair copulating
> eastern wood-peewee - 4
> red-eyed vireo - 6
> Eastern towhee - 1 female
> ruby-throated hummingbird - 1
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