This is a late post, but wanted a couple of nice trips on record.  Sunday
morning, May 9th, the Baltimore Club took 2 hours to go around Milford Mill
Park in Baltimore County.  In all 40+ species w/ a Yellow-billed Cuckoo and
Eastern Wood Pewee heard only.  Wood Thrushes were plenty and well seen.
Also, 2 Veerys, many Black-throated Blue Warblers, one CANADA WARBLER, one
Blackburnian Warbler and a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak were seen.

After this walk, Gail Franz, Steve Sanford and I went to the Patuxent
Research Refuge in Anne Arundel County.  Of the 55 species seen in just a
couple of hours going down the road, perhaps the highlights were:
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, constructing her nest
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-throated Vireo, heard
Wood Thrush
Northern Parula
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
*Bay-breasted Warbler* - heard, but never seen despite trying hard.  There
was discussion that the singing could have been an alternate Black and White
Warbler song.  I am more comfortable w/ the Bay-breasted id.
Blackpoll Warbler
Black and White Warbler
American Redstart, everywhere
Prothonotary Warbler, M and F visiting nest box
Ovenbird
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler, one very well seen
Yellow-breasted Chat, seen doing its display flight
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting, many

Finally, this morning I took the Light Rail downtown to attend a conference.
Shortly after getting off the train and crossing Pratt to walk on the north
side, I heard a Common Yellowthroat singing.  I tried to continue walking,
but had to turn back to try to find the bird.  I then realized there were 2,
both singing.  I looked but couldn't find either.  Following their song, I
found myself in a shaded tree and garden area behind the pubs that are at
Pratt and Hopkins Place.  Here there was also 2 catbirds, 2 or 3
White-throated Sparrows and an Ovenbird.  Curiously, one of the pubs had an
outdoor upper deck that was called The Bird House, a reference, no doubt, to
being kitty corner to Camden Yards.

Cathy Carroll
Baltimore