My favorite Warbler Spots ... I kind of like North Branch to Spring Gap on the Potomac River in Allegany County though just about anyplace on the C&O canal can be good. One of my fondest memories is birding at Seneca in early May. I was overwhelmed by the numbers of warblers (and variety too) that I saw there that spring morning. I was just learning the birds then (not that I have stopped learning). Some of the warblers were way up in those enormous Sycamores, but the singing was so intense and there were just so many birds. I have only done Monticello Park in VA a few times, but I would agree with Todd Day, that it is a good spot. The birds come right down to a tiny stream that runs through the park to bathe. That MD/DC area birdfinding book of Claudia Wilds' described the whole phenomenon pretty well. This is one of the few places that I ever managed to get decent warbler photos. J.B. ====================================================== ___ _________/ \_________ Home (304) 292-5072 /- - - - - O O - - - - -\ Work (304) 293-6253 \________'\_v_/`________/ ext. 4456 /_|_|_\ ^ ^ John B. Churchill, M.S. GIS Analyst West Virginia University Natural Resources Analysis Center __ ______ \___/ \__^_ [ ) o\ `__]____)'--'* ]_ ]_ Support Evolution, ... destroy a weakling ! http://www.nrac.wvu.edu/users/jbc/ ======================================================