Dear All

Sorry for the late posting of notable birds seen around the National 
Wildlife Visitors Centre at Patuxent twixt 8am and 10am yesterday when out 
for a walk with Dave Curson.  

Three Red-breasted Nutchatches were amongst a mixed species flock seen from 
the driveway in to the centre - also there Pileated and Hairy Woodpeckers 
and a singing Phoebe.

Around the centre were an Osprey, 2 snipe, Pine Warbler (1 see 2 heard), 
Golden-crowned Kinglet, another Red-breasted Nutchatch heard calling, 4 
Bluebirds, 30 Tree Swallows plus lots of sparrows including Songs, Field, 
White-throated and Swamp. 

Highlight bird of the day for me though was a very obliging Vesper Sparrow 
found feeding on the gravel area just to the lakeward side of the centre's 
entrance.  A world tick for me.

Cheers

Gary Allport