Hi all --

Again, we took a trip down to Rock Creek Park DC as it looked to be a good
day for something interesting to show up. We were not disappointed as we had
good looks at TWO (count 'em) SEDGE WRENS in the Maintenance Yard. The two
birds were together and maintaining contact with their distinctive call
notes. We got to the Yard about 7:30 am but the Wrens did not appear until
the sun reached the clump of Japanese "Bamboo" (not a bamboo, has jointed
stems with heart-shaped leaves) on the west side, about 8:45. We had them in
view off and on for about a half hour, near the peach tree. One bird flew
back into the shrubs and the other into the meadow area, still calling.
These are the second and third Sedge Wrens seen at Rock Creek this year, the
other being in the spring. As I've noted, this is the latest in the autumn
we've continued at Rock Creek, so whether Sedge Wren is a regular albeit
rare migrant or this was a "one-off" occurrence, don't know. We were the
only birders present.

Migrants seen: Sharp-shinned Hawk (1), Phoebe (1), Hermit Thrush (6), Palm
Warbler (3, yellow), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (15), Golden-crowned Kinglet (6),
RUSTY BLACKBIRD (2), SEDGE WREN (2), Field Sparrow (15), Swamp Sparrow (12),
Chipping Sparrow (~50), Song Sparrow (~50), White-throated Sparrow (~35),
Junco (~20), Towhee (4), Cedar Waxwing(~30), Bluebird (4), also many Robins
in the Yard feasting on berries.

Gail Mackiernan and Bary Cooper
Colesville, MD