>Jerry Tarbell wrote: Is it possible to hear a prothonotary without trying to find it visually? They're like so many other warblers - too pretty to pass by.

>and Denise Ryan wrote:  I've noted a Northern Parula at nearly every mile along the part of the Capital Crescent Trail near the C & O Canal in DC/Bethesda. No stopping required, just listen for the calls.

Among my lifers discovered near the C&O were a Yellow-billed Cuckoo that flew into view while I was searching for a Parula singing near Riley's Lock.  Never located the Parula.   Another time I was biking along the Crescent Trail and stopped to try to find a singing Parula.  A Barred Owl silently settled into a tree less than 100 feet from me.  So of course, my rule is:  always stop to look for the Northern Parula!


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Carrol Cowan
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