Imagine my surprise when, having seen my first-ever 
CONNECTICUT WARBLER this morning at Rock Creek Park with a 
large band of helpful birders, I found another one this 
afternoon at Lake Artemesia (in Berwyn Heights, near College 
Park, PG County)!  This bird, an adult judging from the 
darker contrasting face compared to the immature seen this 
morning, was warily making its way through the underbrush 
between the path and the water on the east side of the lake. 
Wow!  Keep an eye out tomorrow...

Full report below (submitted to eBird):

Report Details
Location name: Lake Artemesia
Observation date: 9/20/06
Duration: 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
# of people in birding party: 1
Are you reporting all the species you identified? Yes
Total # of species: 15
Observation type: Stationary Count
Start time: 5:15 PM
Distance covered: N/A
Area covered: N/A

Checklist diary notes:
A beautiful afternoon at the lake, a bit on the cool side. I 
spent the first half hour or so reading, not birding 
intently. Surprising highlight was my second Connecticut 
Warbler ever, and on the same day! This was an adult (dark 
face contrasting with yellow underparts, and a bold unbroken 
eyering) -- it was skulking like the bird I saw this morning 
at Rock Creek Park: moving slowly through the underbrush 
between the path and the lake, on the east side.



Species Details
Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 14
Wood Duck 7
Great Blue Heron 1
Larus sp. 4
Chimney Swift 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 2
CONNECTICUT WARBLER 1
warbler sp. 1
Northern Cardinal 3

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-- 
Derek C. Richardson, College Park, PG County, MD
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