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Rock Creek 4/30

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Jason Waanders

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Jason Waanders

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Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:35:21 -0400

Looks like no one else has posted yet about the morning at Rock Creek Park.  Peter Frechtel and I spent the morning at the maintenance yard.  I believe we saw mostly the same birds others have seen the last few days--not much change today.  Total of 9 warbler species--we couldn't crack double digits.  The highlight for us was the BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, which early in the morning sat quite still and gave us a really nice look (we hear he got more active and started singing later).  Also a NASHVILLE, which I got a nice but brief look at.  The others were usual suspects, though hearing a PALM singing was a first for me.

Other birds of note:
Great-crested Flycatcher
Hermit Thrush
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Cedar Waxwings
2 Swamp Sparrows
plenty of White-throateds
Baltimore Oriole

Another birder reported briefly hearing the Cape May Warbler that has been around the Nature Center the last few days and also saw a Yellow-billed Cuckoo; we headed over but were unsuccessful in finding these birds.  Nice looks at a couple of Wood Thrushes at the little pond, though.

Jason Waanders
NW DC
jwaandersATstarpower.net