Some nice birding this morning on the Maryland side of Great
Falls National Park. Highlights included a pair of male
COMMON GOLDENEYES on the Potomac, GREAT EGRET, BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON (many), WARBLING VIREO (a pair), NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (skimming for insects on the Potomac
with TREE SWALLOWS), PROTOTHONOTARY WARBLER (3 singing and
giving great looks), and ORCHARD ORIOLE (a male/female pair
feeding at least one juvenile in a nest).
Full eBird report:
Location: Great Falls Maryland
Observation date: 6/10/07
Notes: First time out birding for a while. Specifically
looking for Prothonotary; got one immediately! Overcast to
mostly cloudy, warm, light breeze. The goldeneyes were on
the Potomac. The Great Blue Herons and Black-crowned
Night-Herons were everywhere. May have seen a
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (being harassed by an Eastern
Kingbird). Also saw White-tailed Deer and a Snapping
Turtle, and a swarm of unidentified pink & black bugs
(beetles?).
Number of species: 41
Canada Goose 25 includes some juveniles
Mallard 10 includes some juveniles; some males in eclipse plumage
Common Goldeneye 2
Double-crested Cormorant 5 includes some juveniles
Great Blue Heron 15 could easily have been more
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 10 could easily have been more
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Chimney Swift 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 heard only
Pileated Woodpecker 1 heard only
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 heard only
Acadian Flycatcher 3 heard only
Eastern Phoebe 1 heard only
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 heard only
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1 heard only
Blue Jay 1 heard only
American Crow 2 heard only
Fish Crow 1 heard only
crow sp. 2
Tree Swallow 5 may have been some juvenile(s)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 3 heard only
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Cedar Waxwing 1
Northern Parula 3
Prothonotary Warbler 3 singing loudly
Indigo Bunting 1 heard only
Red-winged Blackbird 1 heard only
Common Grackle 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 1 heard only
Orchard Oriole 3 may have been more juveniles
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 1 heard only
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Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
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