Looks like they just are not here this year, Chris.

My wife and I biked from Riley's Lock to Sycamore Landing (that's 
from below MP 23 to above MP 27) on May 23 without hearing or seeing 
any Ceruleans -- and we were specifically looking out for them.  Paul 
Woodward, who birds this area regularly, has also reported to 
MDOsprey that he has not had a single one this spring.  It's truly 
disappointing.

Jim Green, Breeding Bird Atlas coordinator for Montgomery County, 
told me that the county had two confirmations and a probable for 
Cerulean Warbler during the Atlas period just finished at the end of 
'06.  Two of these were in the area we biked and the other a bit 
further up the canal towpath.

Mike Bowen
Bethesda, MD


At 12:49 PM 5/27/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>I walked along the canal from mile 25-27 this morning and I didn't 
>hear any Ceruleans singing, I did hear several Wood Thrush and a 
>Veery. Are there any locations along the Canal where Ceruleans are nesting?
>
>
>Chris Barnard
>Rockville, MD
>

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