Hello all - Did one of my pre-work walks this morning at Kenilworth Aquatic
Gardens, DC, from 8:45 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. The trees were literally singing,
and a birder with a bit more experience and more time could have seen a lot
more than reported below.

        Highlights were:

        Brown Thrasher (1)
        *House Wren (1) flying between trees and its nest in an old piece of
machinery to the left just before you enter KAG proper
        Solitary Sandpiper (1)
        *Bobolink (medium-sized flock of maybe 25-35. Very noisy!!)
        Cuckoo, sp. (almost certainly a yellow-billed, couldn't quite nail it)
        *Eastern Kingbird (numerous, actively catching insects)
        Downy Woodpecker
        *Baltimore Oriole

        *= year birds.

        Other species noted were House Sparrow, Canada Goose, Cardinal, Red-Winged
Blackibird, Common Grackle. Some warblers were about, but hiding themselves
in the foliage.

        Good birding!

Warren P. Strobel

Cape St. Claire, MD

2004 Year List - 118
U.S. Life List - 206
World Life List - 299

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