[MDOsprey] Willow Flycatcher on the Mall

Jim Felley (IRMSS668@SIVM.SI.EDU)
Fri, 21 May 99 13:31:40 EDT


.. calling (luckily) and fly catching among the trees on the southeastern
side of the pond at Constitution Gardens. I got some very close looks,
not that that often helps me ID _Empidonax_ flycatchers.
    Migration may be slowing down, but you wouldn't know that from the
Lincoln Monument area of the Mall in DC.  Also in the Constitution
Gardens were many Magnolia and Canada warblers, American Redstarts,
and Swainson's Thrushes.
   On the DC Veteran's Memorial side, things were even more hectic.
New for me on the Mall this year were Great Crested Flycatcher,
Eastern Wood-Pewee and Black-throated Green Warbler.  Even more Canada
and Magnolia warblers, Redstarts, but also lots of Blackpolls
and Black-throated Blue warblers, and one Yellow-rumped Warbler.
   Keep your eyes to the skies!

                          Jim

                          Jim Felley
                          Smithsonian Institution
                          irmss668@sivm.si.edu