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C&O Canal Washington County

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Elliot Kirschbaum

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Elliot Kirschbaum

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Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:59:34 -0400

Prothonotary Warbler is back and inspecting tree cavities along the towpath
today. We also saw a western Palm Warbler. Yellow-throated Warbler is also
still singing from the sycamore trees, and both orioles have arrived.

There was also a Red-breasted Merganser resting on a sand bar.

The complete list of 42 species is as follows:
  
 Double-crested Cormorant
 Great Blue Heron  
 Black Vulture   
 Turkey Vulture   
 Canada Goose   
 Red-breasted Merganser
 Mourning Dove   
 Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Downy Woodpecker  
 Northern Flicker  
 Pileated Woodpecker
 Great Crested Flycatcher
 Eastern Kingbird  
 White-eyed Vireo  
 Warbling Vireo   
 Blue Jay   
 American Crow   
 Fish Crow   
 Cliff Swallow   
 Carolina Chickadee
 Tufted Titmouse   
 Carolina Wren   
 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Eastern Bluebird  
 American Robin   
 Brown Thrasher   
 European Starling 
 Northern Parula   
 Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Yellow-throated Warbler
 Palm Warbler   
 Prothonotary Warbler
 Louisiana Waterthrush
 Eastern Towhee   
 Chipping Sparrow  
 White-throated Sparrow
 Northern Cardinal 
 Common Grackle   
 Brown-headed Cowbird
 Orchard Oriole   
 Baltimore Oriole  
 American Goldfinch

Elliot

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Elliot Kirschbaum
Shepherdstown, WV
kingfisher500 at comcast dot net