I had intended to go to Middle Patuxent this morning but decided to keep
working. According to Bonnie's report it appears to have been a fortuitous
decision.

Around 10:30 I did take a break and had a pretty good hour on the CF path to
the beaver pond. Nice look at a White-eyed Vireo, not so nice look at what
appeared to be a Louisiana Water Thrush, though the song didn't sound quite
right. A Green Heron at the beaver pond completed the migrant count.

Other attractions were a gaggle of Cedar Waxwings, one Hairy Woodpecker, a
pair of Downies copulating and working on a nest cavity, three male Towhees
singing (none of whom were doing the song right, Jerry. Maybe we need to
start a project to provide Towheews with MP3s to study), and several jillion
Goldfinches and roughly half a zillion Cardinals.

Not to be overlooked are the many White Throated Sparrows singing and
looking like brand-new birds in their spiffy spring plumage. Likewise a
Yellow Rump was showing off his new spring suit by one of the streams.

fdp
Clary's Forest, Columbia

P.S. added a few more photos from Goddard including some interesting (I
think) Wood Duck shots. www.avialantic.com/nature - newest ones are in the
spring 2006 section.

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