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Rock Cr Park yesterday am;PG landfill this am

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Jeff Shenot

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Jeff Shenot

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Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:00:51 -0400

Yesterday morning I birded at Rock Cr Park before work, hoping to find a 
Blue-headed Vireo and new warblers.  I addition to 7 warbler species 
(Myrtles-at least 50+/all over!; Ovenbird-3; Black-th. Green-4; Worm-
eating-1; Pine-1; Parula-3; B&W-1), I observed 2 Red-eyed Vireos but no 
Blue-Headeds, and my first house wrens of the season (a pair).  I was 
surprised to find a RED-BREASTED nuthatch (calling from behind the horse 
barn, by the riding ring).

This morning I stopped at the PG landfill briefly and looked at the pond 
by the recycle pad, and also another storm water management area that is 
not visible from there - and which is closed to the public.  I have 
permission to go there for Atlasing.  There were only 4 Canada geese at 
the recycle pad pond, and two lesser yellowlegs.  At the other area, which 
was semi-flooded, I found 4 Least Sandpipers, 15 Lesser Yellowlegs, 6 
Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Killdeer, 10 Pectoral Sandpipers, 7 Great Egrets, 2 
Snowy Egrets, 6 Great Blue Herons, 4 Canada Geese and 2 Green-W Teal.  
Best of all was a COMMON MOORHEN in breeding plumage!

Regards-
Jeff Shenot
Croom MD