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Susquehanna St Park Sunday -Harford

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Chris Starling

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Chris Starling

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Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:37:14 -0400

Greetings,

Sunday morning I took a stroll along the Susquahanna River to check out the 
migrants and wildflowers.  Seems like the majority of the birds have yet to 
move in, but I did end up with nearly 50 speices in just over 2 hours.  
Highlights were 5 warbler sp: Pine, Yellow-rumped, Parula, Palm (more 
yellow then westerns) and Louisiana Waterthrush (5 singign). I also had 
Barn, Tree, and Northern Rough-winged Swallow, as well as, a lone Chimney 
Swift. Other birds of note were singing Phoebes, a field Sparrow at the 
mill, a single Broad-winged Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Screech 
Owl, 6 Wood Ducks, and loads of Blue-grey Gnatcatchers.  Still waiting on 
the bulk of the warblers, flycathcers, vireos, and orioles...

Additionally I had 9 butterfly species and tons of wildflowers including 
Dutchman's Breeches, Bluebells, mustard, garlic, beauties, etc...

Good Birding,
Chris Starling

PS: -had two Bonnaparte's Gulls in alternate plumage fly by my father-in-
law's house in Cecil County...