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Ft. Bayard Park 5/11-13: Bay-breasted & Canada Warblers, Warbling Vireo

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Jason Waanders

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Jason Waanders

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Sun, 13 May 2007 09:19:27 -0400

It's been a great stretch the last few days at Ft. Bayard Park.  3 new additions to the park list: Wood Thrush (D.C.'s "state bird"), Eastern Kingbird, and yesterday a briefly-seen CANADA WARBLER joined 10 other warbler species for a rare double-digit morning.  Blackpolls have arrived in force...the end is in sight.

Maybe the best birds have been the BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS: yesterday a female and today a gorgeous singing male.  This is the first spring male I've seen since I've become a more serious birder and only the second I've ever seen.  Looks like there was a good push of them yesterday.

Also nice today was a very cooperative singing WARBLING VIREO.  ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS were present Friday and yesterday, but not today.

Jason Waanders
NW DC
jwaandersATstarpower.net