Nashville warbler?
J L Saba (saba@ARI.Net)
Sat, 01 May 1999 13:38:06 -0400
I saw what may have been a Nashville warbler along the bike path in
Berwyn Heights this morning (about 11 am). I'm reluctant to call it for
sure because I'm not familiar with the bird and I got only a short look
at it. White eye ring was very prominent on a gray head. The undersides
were yellow; I believe the throat was yellow, but am not absolutely sure
of that. I didn't note wing bars, but may have missed them in the brief
glimpse I got. I did hear the song several times -- it consisted of 3-4
separate notes at the same tone followed by a 5-note trill.
The bird was located in the shrubs at the edge of the woods on the side
of the path opposite Lake Artemesia, between the bridges over Indian
Creek and Paint Branch, about 50 yards from the Paint Branch bridge. The
MOS trip last Saturday located male common yellowthroat, male Northern
Parula, and male prothonotary warbler from the Paint Branch bridge.
If anyone finds the Nashville warbler, or whatever it really is, please
let me know.
Other birds found this morning along Indian Creek and around Lake
Artemesia included
spotted sandpiper
solitary sandpiper
prothonotary warbler
swamp sparrow
wood duck
red-shouldered hawk
red-eyed and white-eyed vireo
To get to the Anacostia bike path in Berwyn Heights, park in the Lake
Artemesia parking lot and walk East on Berwyn Rd across Indian Creek,
then turn South on the bike path.
Jack Saba