[MDOsprey] Golden-winged W. etc. @ Rock Creek
GAIL@UMDD.UMD.EDU
Mon, 23 Aug 99 11:37:33 EDT
Hi all --
Sort of a slow start today at Rock Dreek, DC, at the vicinity of the Nature
Ctr. and Maintenance Yards, but it livened up and became a really good day
for August! Highlights included a female Golden-winged Warbler and a Yellow-
bellied Flycatcher in the Maintenance Yard. There was an obvious increase
in flycatchers, and besides the Y-B, we saw Least FC (1), "Traill's" FC (2),
Acadian FC (1); Eastern Wood-pewee (10); Eastern Phoebe (2); Great Crested
FC (4). Other species included Baltimore Oriole (8), Scarlet Tanager (4),
Red-Eyed Vireo (15), Yellow-throated Vireo (1), White-eyed Vireo (1),
Black-and-white W. (4), Magnolia W. (8), Worm-eating W. (1), Canada W. (3),
Chestnut-sided W. (6), Common Yellowthroat (1), Redstart (5). A female
Black-throated Blue was also seen by Bill Dobbins. I had a brief view of
an Oporornis sp. in the Maintenance Yard, as well -- unfortunately it did the
usual and dove into deep cover and promptly disappeared. Other migrants
included Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1) and Ruby-throated Hummingbird (8).
Cheers, Gail Mackiernan