Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 20:23:29 EDT Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Kerry Stone Subject: Re: Warbler help??? and trip info. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gail and friends, Had a great trip to Little Bennett with Gemma Radko et al. this morning. Highlights included: Brewster's Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Cuckoos calling and singing all over the place The others saw a Swainson's Thrush - I didn't see it. Other warbler's included: Black-throated Blue (Heard) Black-throated Green Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Kentucky Warbler (Heard) Scarlet Tanager (male and a beautiful view of a female collecting nesting material) Magnolia Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Plus some great other views. Then after I got home, I hadn't had enough so I jumped on my bike and went down Sligo Creek Trail: Baltimore Oriole (fiercely chasing a grackle away from the Sycamore he was perched in) Scarlet Tanager FEMALE ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK Little Green Heron Barn Swallow Black-throated Green Warbler Screech owl Yellow-crowned night herons And last night....I'm almost finished for those who have short attention spans - 2 common nighthawks chasing each other in my front yard. And finally, the answer to my mystery "warbler" yesterday. I humbly must admit, with Gemma's help, and Gail's you were right, the bird was an immature Orchard Oriole. Okay.....so I have some more to learn. I hate to tell you that when I saw the female Rose-breasted Grosbeak my first thought was, "What the heck is a Lapland Longspur doing at the top of a tree?" Then I realized too much birding is not a good thing, and humbly rode home. Best wishes, Kerry Stone Takoma Park, MD Montgomery County, MD kerryzelda@aol.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================