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Re: Garrett County Weekend Trip!

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"George M. Jett"

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:32:22 -0400

Jenny

Olive-sided Flycatcher in Garrett this time of year would be remarkable.
The earliest report of returning migrants from way up north (e.g. maybe
northern Michigan) is August 2.  You may have had a Starling, Mockingbird,
or some other mimic but not likely a real quick-three-beers.  Bob Ringler
may have earlier dates but the current yellowbook is my source.

Regards.

George

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenny Mcclintock" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 12:19 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Garrett County Weekend Trip!


> Thanks to all those MDOsprey experts who provided birding tips for Garrett
County, my husband and I had a great weekend!  The weather was great and I
added quite a few birds to my growing life list!
> We arrived at Carmel Cove Inn in the central area of the Deep Creek Lake
on Thursday evening, and had a nice deck with a great wooded view, so I
didn't have far to go to see some great birds!  From our deck I saw:
> ·        Great-crested Flycatchers (I have heard them before, but never
seen one.  We had a great look at a pair who spent the weekend with us)
> ·        Red-eyed Vireos (they were not shy at all and I got a good
close-up view of their red-eyes)
> ·        Eastern Phoebe (flying back and forth to nest under the eaves of
the Inn)
> ·        Common Yellowthroat (singing constantly, but not visible)
> ·        R.T. Hummingbird (a pair flew up for a quick visit)
> ·        Song Sparrow (heard several)
> ·        Chipping Sparrow (taking a dust bath)
> ·        Veery (heard, lifer!)
> ·        Black-billed Cuckoo (heard)
> ·        Wood Thrush
> ·        Lots of Blue jays, Catbirds, and Crows
> On Friday morning, we visited Herrington Manor SP and I had the highlight
of my weekend.  An adorable male CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER sat in plain view
the sunlight and sang and preened for a good 15 minutes!  Apparently he was
very "pleased, pleased, pleased to meet us"! He was SO cute!  Also got a
quick look at a beautiful bright male BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER sitting high atop
and pine tree.  Both lifers for me!!  Also saw/heard most of the same birds
listed above.
> Saturday, we visited Swallow Falls SP.  What a beautiful place!  I heard
many BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS (but couldn't spot any - it was a bit
cloudy and very dark in the woods).  But I got a good look at a MAGNOLIA
WARBLER (another lifer!!).  Also heard,
> ·        Olive-side Flycatcher (lifer!  quick, three beers!)
> ·        Cerulean Warbler (lifer! I'm pretty sure I heard 2 of them)
> ·        Acadian Flycatcher
> ·        Great-crested Flycatcher
> ·        Solitary Vireo
> ·        Yellow-throated Vireo
> ·        Red-eyed Vireo
> ·        Pileated Woodpecker
> By the way, I had a MYSTERY BIRD singing all weekend outside the Inn.  He
sang the same song most of the day, but I couldn't see him and couldn't for
the life of me figure out who it was.  He appeared to be high in a tree at
the edge of the woods next to a small field (along with the Yellow-throat he
was the most consistent vocalist of the weekend).  His song was a clear and
musical:
> -  ___ ___ &#9472;&#9472; &#9472;&#9472; ___ ___  - - -
> deet dah-dah dee-dee dah-dah  deet-deet-deet
>
> .with the last three notes a quicker three-note trill.  It is probably a
very obvious bird, but I am stumped (which isn't very hard!). If anyone has
a clue who this might have been, please let me know.
>  Thanks again for all the help!!
> Jenny McClintock
> Columbia, MD