There was also an American Pipit working the equitation field when I stopped there at c 8:30. It was in nice breeding plumage, greyish above and washed buffy-peach below.
Regards
Clive Harris
Cabin John, MD
Gary Allport <> wrote:
Dear All
A good morning in Rock Creek although many birds were auduible but hard to
see. I left at 8.30am with many good birds still around. Nothing rare or
otherwise especiually notable but a good range of species and a nice feeling of
activity.
The day started well with a Veery hopping down the centre of the road as I
drove into the park. I stopped to look, wound down the window to hear two
Blackburnian Warblers singing vigourously. I stopped on the ridge briefly and
saw Wallace, and then headed to the Nature Centre/Yard area. Again there
were lots of really noisy trucks active on and off which helped not at all but
there wre so many birds one couldn't fail to be entertained. The yard itself
was again quite quiet, most of the action being in the area around the stables.
Warblers: Yellow-rumped (many - 75+), Magnolia (2), Black & White (2), B t
Green (8), B t Blue (1), Blue-winged (1), Parula (3+), Blackburnian (heard
only), Tenessee (1 singing and seen well), Wilson's (singing and seen badly),
Hooded (1 or maybe 2, plus at least three seen by others), Blackpoll (1 plus 4
seen by others), Redstart (3), Chestnut-sided (2), Pine (1). Also a Canada
not seen by me.
Plus: R b Grosbeak (2), Catbird (3), Indigo Bunt (4), Cedar Waxwing (5),
Wood Thrush (5) Red-eyed Vireo (6), Blue-headed Vireo (1), Ovenbird (4) and
three Gt Blue Herons going over.
I also heard a Yellow Warbler along Rock Creek as I was driving home so that's
17 species of warbler - not bad - and I expect those who were still there
when I left will have added to the day's tally.
Cheers
Gary
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