Turkey Point had a fair number of Broad-winged Hawks today, so
I expect the mountain ridge hawk watches must have had a great flight.

We had migrating raptors as follows:

OS 3
SS 29
CH 2
BW 16
RT 4
AK 1
UB 1
UF 1 (probably a merlin)

Total 57

In addition, there were 4 TV and 2 BE, one adult, one immature, all 
counted as residents.

The probable merlin was backlit by the sun so all I saw was a dark 
silhouette. It
glided straight through, from the trees at the north end of the 
meadow to the trees
at the south end, not flapping once.

I did not see huge flocks of Blue Jays as I did last year, which 
seemed odd, though there
were Chimney Swifts by the dozens passing overhead. Also very noticeable were
woodpeckers, in particular a raucous Pileated Woodpecker that found a hollow
limb and demonstrated its LOUD acoustical properties. A Brown Thrasher
had me going for several minutes. Its chip call was very assertive and sounded
as though it was behind me no matter which way I turned. I finally located
it in the pawpaws on the north side of the meadow. Several Catbirds were in
the area, too, but not the usual Mockingbird. All the other usuals 
were present,
including one male cardinal who must have been sick, because his feathers
were puffed out as far as he could puff them despite the hot sun.

There are still warblers and flycatchers migrating through, nothing I 
could identify.
I saw probably a dozen flycatchers and numerous other small stuff. The only
one I could see at all well had a yellow breast, white abdomen, and dark back,
which narrows it down to about six or seven possibilities!

There were lots and lots of butterflies, all shapes, sizes, and 
colors. Wish I knew
what they all were.

--Pat

Pat Valdata, Elkton, MD | 
"The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards
and carry that which is heavy up to the place where dwells the race of gods.
More than any other thing that pertains to the body
it partakes of the nature of the divine." --Plato