At 6:30 a.m. it was 67º, clear, with patchy mist in the low-lying areas as I 
walk the white trail.  Essentially a reprise of Keith Eric Costley's field 
trip two days ago but with much reduced species noted.  Either it is the lack of 
multiple observers or the heat or the birds are falling silent.  Finished up 
at 9 a.m. and it was close to 80º My target was the Summer Tanager first year 
male, which I found -- essentially in the same open area (the field of stumps 
past the power line cut) as reported by Keith.  Also found the Black-billed 
Cuckoo (it was calling a very soft version of its song -- easily overlooked (?) 
with the cicada noise in the background).  It popped out of the trees for good 
looks.  No Yellow-billed were seen or heard.  The list:

22   Canada Goose
15   Mourning Dove
1     Black-billed Cuckoo
2     Chimney Swift
1     Eastern Wood-Pewee
1     Cedar Waxwing
1     House Wren
2     Gray Catbird
2     Northern Mockingbird
6     Eastern Bluebird
3     Wood Thrush
1     American Robin
1     Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2     Carolina Chickadee
1     White-eyed Vireo
4     Red-eyed Vireo
3     Prairie Warbler
2     Common Yellowthroat
1     Hooded Warbler (a silent male eating a worm)
1     Yellow-breasted Chat -- male, singing
1     Scarlet Tanager singing
1     Summer Tanager singing -- first year male.
7     Eastern Towhee
6     Field Sparrow
4     Northern Cardinal
1     Blue Grosbeak -- first year male, singing endlessly in power line cut
3     Indigo Bunting
1     Brown-headed Cowbird -- male
4     House Finch
6     American Goldfinch

Lou Nielsen
Reisterstown, MD