The D.C. Audubon Society made its annual fall trip to Rock Creek Park 
this morning, led by Paul DeAnna. We covered Picnic Areas 17/18, the 
Maintenance Yard, and the trails behind the Nature Center. The greatest 
amount of activity was in the picnic areas between about 8 and 9 am, 
when several warbler flocks made their way through the trees. In total 
we saw about 50 species, including 14 warblers. Below are the highlights.

Warblers: Northern Parula, Nashville Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, 
Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green 
Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, 
Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Common 
Yellowthroat, Canada Warbler

Other birds of note: Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Wood-Pewee, 
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Brown Thrasher, Yellow-throated Vireo, 
Red-eyed Vireo, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak

In addition, we saw all five resident woodpeckers, as well as several 
rather large flocks of grackles that passed overhead.

Good birding,

John Beetham

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John D. Beetham
Washington, DC

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