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Hughes Hollow and Sycamore Landing

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Jason Waanders

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Sun, 23 May 2004 23:09:03 -0400

This morning Molly and Peter Ross crossed the river to join me at Hughes Hollow.  Started off with  2 flyover Yellow-crowned Night Herons.  We missed the purple gallinule, though it was seen by other birders while we were down the trail/bank running west from the sign kiosk.  We had nice looks at a Warbling Vireo and flushed up a Least Bittern in exchange for missing the gallinule.  Good numbers of Yellow-billed Cuckoos about today--a total of 8 for the day.  Several Prothonotary Warblers and both orioles added color.

We then went to Sycamore Landing and walked the C&O towpath back, crossing the fields to return to Hughes Hollow.  We were greeted by a singing Yellow-throated Vireo at the parking lot, but the highlight was 2 Cerulean Warblers along the towpath.  Also a Yellow-breasted Chat in the fields.  The cicada density (and decibel level) on some of the field edges is truly stunning.

Jason Waanders
NW DC
jwaandersATstarpower.net