Re: Cerulean in Fairlington
Paula Sullivan (paulas@erols.com)
Wed, 05 May 1999 16:49:32 -0400
Robert (Rob) Hilton wrote:
>
> At 02:50 PM 5/5/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >The woods behind my house which abuts the Alexandria Hospital on
> >Seminary Road was alive with song this morning too. Four
> >Chestnut-sided, 2 Redstarts, 2 Black-thoated Blues, Scarlet Tanagers,
> >Red-eyed Vireos, and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak made it appear that the
> >migrants are on the move again.
>
> Paula, I used to watch warblers there in May, the year that I worked there.
> I snuck out behind the loading dock and in to the woods, taking a very
> early lunch in the process....memories!
Rob,
And here I thought I was the only one who has ever birded there! I'm so
glad to know that you had also found the grounds of the hospital to be a
good place for warblers in May. I've lived in this neighborhood since
1972, but have been keeping track of the birds I see in the hospital
woods for only about 6-7 years. I find the best place is the deep ravine
close to Jordan Street, although Chestnut-sided seem to favor the area
under the power line behind Ivanhoe Street where trees have been topped
periodically, resulting in shorter, brushier trees.
Paula