Slower at the park today, maybe due to unfavorable winds 
overnight.  Warbler highlights, all at the yard, included 
NASHVILLE (seen by others), BLACKBURNIAN, and CANADA.  The 
full report of my personal observations is below.  No sign 
of the Connecticut Warbler seen by several observers 
yesterday, despite a few concerted attempts.

I won't be back to the park until next week -- enjoy!

D

Report Details
Location name: Rock Creek Park
Observation date: 9/27/06
Duration: 2 hour(s) 5 minute(s)
# of people in birding party: 1
Are you reporting all the species you identified? Yes
Total # of species: 38
Observation type: Stationary Count
Start time: 6:55 AM
Distance covered: N/A
Area covered: N/A

Checklist diary notes:
Slower day at the park, maybe due to unfavorable winds 
overnight. Still some good birds, including nice views of 
Canada and Blackburnian Warbler. Good showing of woodpeckers 
as well. A large flight of grackles may have had other 
species mixed in (the starling was one). No sign of 
yesterday's Connecticut. There may have been a second 
Blackburnian (female?), Veery, and Song Sparrow. At least 
one of the sapsuckers was a juvenile. Other warblers seen 
(not by me) included Blackpoll, Nashville, possible 
Tennessee, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, and 
American Redstart.

Species Details
Species Name/Number Reported
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Empidonax sp. 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 20
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 4
House Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Veery 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 5
Brown Thrasher 4
European Starling 1
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 5
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 5
CANADA WARBLER 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 1
Common Grackle 500
House Sparrow 20

-- 
Derek C. Richardson, College Park, PG County, MD
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/Archives/Photos/birds.html