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Sligo Creek/Wheaton Regional Park

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John Sherwood

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John Sherwood

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Sat, 1 Apr 2006 14:58:01 -0800

I saw the two nesting pairs just above the tennis courts near Piney Branch Rd as reported earlier. 
   
  I then visited the Wheaton Regional Park and saw the following:
   
              American Robin
  Northern flicker
  Carolina Chickadee
              Brown-headed Cowbird
  White Breasted Nuthatch
  Song Sparrow
  Northern Cardinal
  Eastern Phoebe
  Downy Woodpecker 
  Tufted Titmous
  Ruby-crowned Kinglet (near south shore of Pine Lake)
              Pied-billed Grebe (pine lake)
  Mallard
  Carolina Wren
  Red-bellied Wodpecker
  Red-winged blackbird
  Chipping Sparrow
  White-throated Sparrow
  Common Grackle
  Turkey Vulture
  American Goldfinch
  American Black Duck (Brookside Gardens)
  Canada Goose
  Mourning Dove
              European Starling
  --25 species
   
  Reptile:
   
  4-foot long Rat Snake