4/25 Tuesday at Little Bennett:
 
Had my FOY Gray Catbirds, as well as a heard-only Yellow-throated Vireo and  
a heard-only Ruby-throated Hummingbird! Other birds included:
 
Ovenbirds (3, heard-only)
Barn Swallows (2)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (2)
Louisiana Waterthrush (1, heard-only)
Barred Owls (2, heard-only -- vocalizing back and forth)
White-eyed Vireos (3)
Wood Thrushes (several)
Northern Parulas (several)
Common Yellowthroats (a few)
Eastern Towhees (a few)
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (several)
Ruby-crowned Kinglets (a few)
Carolina Wren (1)
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Downy Woodpeckers (2)
Red-bellied Woodpeckers (2)
Northern Flicker (1, heard-only)
Pileated Woodpecker (1)
(and plenty of cardinals, chickadees, titmice, white-throated sparrows,  etc.)
 
4/26 Wednesday at Little Bennett:
 
Tracked down a singing Ovenbird (my official FOY), and my patience paid off  
with very good looks! Also had two Kentucky Warblers countersinging, but just  
barely had one in sight before I lost him, so that's my goal for this 
weekend.  :)
 
Otherwise the list was similar to the day before, with the addition of a  
Swamp Sparrow, an Eastern Bluebird, an Eastern Phoebe, and a Mourning Dove.  
Heard the Yellow-throated Vireo again, but still couldn't get a look. No Barred  
Owls, but watched a single Louisiana Waterthrush quietly foraging along a  
stretch of stream.
 
Jessica Maggio
Damascus, MD
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