[MDOsprey] Rock Creek Park Sept. 18
Rob (robert@csa.com)
Sat, 18 Sep 1999 17:04:28 -0400
Hi,
Near the nature center were a gaggle of bird watchers this morning, perhaps
25 in all.
In the big opening ("corral") on Glover Road (I think is the name) south of
picnic areas 17+18 a group of birders saw a Worm-eating Warbler, as well as
Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black-throated Green,
and several other species. I noted 2-4 each of Bay-breasted, Magnolia, and
Common Yellowthroat.
In the Maintenance Yard we saw 1 Philadelphia Vireo, 1 Least Flycatcher,
229 Broad-winged Hawks, a Merlin, three Ospreys, and 2 or 3 Red-breasted
Nuthatches, a Baltimore Oriole, 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. The Broadwings
started swirling up a few at a time some time around or before 9 am. There
were several groups of 15-35 birds passing overhead.
I believe I heard someone say that 18 species of warblers were sighted this
morning.
Best,
Rob
Rob (Robert) Hilton--*robert@csa.com*--Bethesda, Md. (very close to
Washington, DC)