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Ft. Bayard Park--Swainson's Thrush

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Jason Waanders

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Jason Waanders

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Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:31:35 -0400

The park finally had a few birds in it today, though still zero warblers.  Best bird was a Swainson's Thrush (wouldn't have bothered posting, except I noticed there have still not been too many thrush reports lately).

This wasn't an "obvious" Swainson's and I didn't have the easiest look, but the spotting was a little dark for Veery and the back was olive.  The face pattern was not strong, but I saw just enough buff marking to convince me that it wasn't a Gray-cheeked/Bicknell's (either of which would still be a lifer for me).  Swainson's was by far the most common thrush in Ft. Bayard during this spring's migration.

 Also saw a female or 1st year male Baltimore Oriole.

Jason Waanders
NW DC
jwaandersATstarpower.net