Dear Ospreyers, 
  
Lively visible migration this morning in Patterson Park.  Being on a hilltop this is a good location to watch migrants flying over.  Small flocks of robins, blue jays and flickers were flying due west this morning rather than their usual direction (SW) over the past month.  Rounded counts are approximate and are probably underestimates as I would have missed many as I walked around looking for migrants in the trees.  Highlights were the raptors, which were hunting birds low among the trees and gave great views in most cases.  Species and numbers are listed below: 
  
  
Merlin	 1	 
Cooper's hawk	 3	 
Sharp-shinned Hawk	 1	 
Red-bellied Woodpecker	 2	 
Yellow-bellied Sapaucker	 2	 
Northern Flicker	 10	 
Eastern Phoebe	 10	 
Blue Jay	 50	 
American Robin	 20	 
Cedar Waxwing	 ?  heard only	 
House Wren	 1	 
White-breasted Nuthatch	 2	 
Brown Creeper	 1	 
Blue-headed Vireo	 2	 
Golden-crowned Kinglet	 10	 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	 2	 
Catbird	 1	 
Northern Mockingbird	 3	 
Black-throated Green Warbler	 7	 
Yellow-rumped Warbler	 5	 
Eastern Towhee	 1	 
White-throated Sparrow	 40	 
Song Sparrow	 10	 
Chipping Sparrow	 1	 
Field Sparrow	 2	 
Dark-eyed Junco	 5	 
Purple Finch	 2	 
Common Grackle	 2	 
 
Dave Curson 
 
David Curson 
 
Director of Bird Conservation, Audubon MD-DC 
 
Tel (410) 558 2473