A very pleasant day, mostly in Frederick County, with a good selection of
county birds and year birds.
Farm pond, Mt Ephraim Rd near Mouth of Monocacy Rd, Montgomery Co.
1 Greater Yellowlegs
C&O Canal, Monocacy Aqueduct, Montgomery Co.
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers
1 Northern Parula
1 Protonotary Warbler
C&O Canal, Monocacy Aqueduct, Frederick Co.
1 Common Loon
1 Caspian Tern
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets
1 Hermit Thrush
4 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers
2 Northern Parula
1 Yellow-throated Warbler
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Palm Warbler (yellow)
2 Prothonotary Warbler
C&O Canal, Noland's Ferry, Frederick Co.
5 Broad-winged Hawks
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2 Barred Owls (1 heard, 1 seen)
1 Eastern Phoebe
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets
1 House Wren
1 Brown Creeper
Lilypons, Frederick Co.
1 Great-blue Heron
1 Great Egret
1 Green Heron
1 American Bittern
1 Hooded Merganser (female)
1 Osprey
2 Bald Eagles (both adult, 1 chasing Osprey unsuccessfully)
1 Sora
1 Common Moorhen
1 American Coot
1 Wilson's Snipe
1 Barred Owl
2 Palm Warblers (yellow)
1 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Lousiana Waterthrush
The bittern, Sora, and moorhen were all in the same area -- on the southeast
side of the ponds, along Lilypons Rd...to the right as you walk back from the
house/store.
C&O Canal, Sandy Hook, Dam 3, Washington Co.
2 Warbling Vireos
2 Yellow-throated Warblers
4 Louisiana Waterthrush
John Hubbell
Washington DC |