Jeff,
   I think your best bird was Summer Tanager. Was it a male or female? Thanks.

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Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD 


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From: Jeff Shenot <> 

> This morning it was slow but productive in spite of occasionally windy 
> conditions. There were birds present but you had to work for them! Not 
> much in terms of warbler quantity, but a decent variety (14 species). I don't 
> know what other species other folks may have sen or heard; I observed all 
> species below. Seems like a Catharus thrushes flight occurred last night, they 
> were quite numerous. Also, I don't know how uncommon Bobolink is for DC, 
> but there were some in the "Dog Run" area this morning, in the middle of the 
> field. I saw a group of 6 get up, circle once, and leave (heading north); 
> followed by a single that got up, called a bunch as it circled. Then it landed 
> in 
> a tree, and after perching quietly a moment, flew back down into the field and 
> began calling again. I had to go then and left. 
> 
> R = Ridge 
> MY = Maintenance Yard 
> NC - Nature Center 
> - = none observed 
> 
> Noteables (R/MY/NC); 6:30-8:15 AM 
> 
> Great-crested Flycatcher 2/1/1 
> Acadian Flycatcher 1/1/- 
> E-Wood Pewee 1/-/- 
> Veery -/-/8 
> Swainson's Thrush -/-/4 
> Unknown Catharus Thrushes -/-/3 
> Northern Parula 3/2/1 
> Chestnut-sided Warbler 2/-/- 
> Magnolia Warbler 1/-/- (probably 2 at R) 
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 5/3/3 
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 1/-/2 
> Black-throated Green Warbler 3/2/1 
> Blackpoll Warbler 5/4/5 
> Black and White Warbler 2/1/1 
> American Redstart -/1/- 
> Ovenbird 2/2/2 
> Northern Waterthrush -/1/- 
> Common Yellowthroat -/1/- 
> Wilson's Warbler -/1/- 
> Canada Warbler ?/1/- (probably 1 at R; calling very distant) 
> Scarlet Tanager 4/2/2 
> Summer Tanager 1/-/- 
> Baltimore Oriole 2/1/2 
> 
> Bobolink 7 (Dog Run) 
> 
> Cheers! 
> Jeff Shenot 
> Croom 
>