We don't much take the trail from Leakin Park to Dickeyville.  
But if you do; here's a hint.  Don't stop when the trail ends.  
Keep going through the neighborhood through a shady, well 
manicured bit of woods, and continue onto the mowed lawn.  
The Gwynns Falls is on your right.   You'll feel like you are 
in people's back yards (you're not) and marvel at the lovely, 
pocket gardens, occasional sculpture, artistically left ruins 
(probably mill-related from the 19th C).  Lots of stone and 
wrought iron.  Anyway, it is a super place for orioles.  We 
saw as many as 3 BALTIMORE ORIOLES together in one view, 
and I figure we saw about seven.  They were singing, feeding and
interacting within the immediate area, and showed no signs of 
going anywhere. We also saw two female SCARLET TANAGERS 
(my first this spring) and our first WARBLING VIREO of the season.  
Also, a pair of  WOOD DUCKS, and a hunting 
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON.   It is just a birdy little spot.   
We  also had a PHOEBE, a ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW and 
BARN SWALLOWS; and the birds you'll find in any woodsy 
Baltimore back yard.    

The walk to Dickeyville is pretty, but rarely that productive.  
It is a great place for THRUSH, however.   We saw three VEERYS
in good view on the walk, and heard calling WOOD THRUSH.  
Warblers were  NORTHERN PARULA, YELLOW-RUMPED, 
BLACK-THROATED GREEN, and REDSTART.    

Elise Kreiss
Baltimore City