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Blue-winged Warblers - Cheltenham, MD

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Terry Nolley

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Terry Nolley

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Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:38:11 -0400

During a birding trip today at Cheltenham Wetlands Park I got a lifer tick
for Blue-winged Warbler.
They were quite confiding and seemed clustered around the trees very near
the park entrance.

<img src="http://bj-consulting.com/tln/birds/bww.jpg">

http://bj-consulting.com/tln/birds/bww.jpg


Location/Directions - 
From the Capital Beltway (I-495), take Exit 7A (Branch Avenue, Route 5),
toward Waldorf. Make a left onto Surratts Road. Southern Maryland Hospital
will be on your right at the top of hill. Follow Surratts Road until it
dead-ends at Frank Tippett Road. Make a left onto Frank Tippett Road. Make
the next left at Commo Road and continue until you pass over a bridge. The
entrance is on your right. 

Other species seen:
Great Egret - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Green Heron - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 8
Northern Cardinal - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 2
Northern Parula Warbler - 3
Brown Thrasher - 1
Gray Catbird - 2
Eastern Phoebe - 6
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1