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College Park: Rusty Blackbirds, White Eyed-Vireo

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Ryan Farrell

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Ryan Farrell

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Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:22:08 -0400

This morning I saw 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDs at the swamp on the paint branch
trail, foraging in the "grass"/muck.  Two males, one female.  Just above the
two bridges by the UMD parking lot, had the good fortune of seeing a WHITE
EYED-VIREO, a first of the year for me.

Also, yesterday I had a single Broad-winged Hawk circling over the upper
USDA field and climbing until out of sight.  Earlier in the week had a
single Ruby-Crowned Kinglet and tons of Chipping Sparrows (nice photos of
one in the yard even).

Full list today:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Great-Blue Heron - 1
Green Heron - 2 (didn't see any at the swamp though!)
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Eastern Pheobe - 3
WHITE-EYED VIREO - 1
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow -1 (3 yesterday and a Barn Swallow, all at the swamp)
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
RUSTY BLACKBIRD - 3 (2m, 1f)
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow - 1