Sorry for late posting. Steve Sanford was the resident evil genius guiding the new
kid on the block, Peter Lev, into the arcane art of birding in Allegheny and Garrett
counties, with yours truly the recording secretary. Target birds were Golden-
winged Warbler and Henslow's Sparrow. Got the Henslow's (Peter had a four
foot confrontation) but whiffed on the Golden, in spite of the six or so "sweet
spots" Steve had mapped out from previous excursions. Still, with a total species
count of 81, including 19 warblers , it wasn't too shabby. Only 5 or so were in
good view, including killer looks of Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian and Chat. Other
notables included: Purple Finch; Rose-breasted Grosbeak (heard only); Savannah
and Grasshopper Sparrows; Great-crested, Least (heard only) and Alder Fly-
catchers; Y-B Cuckoo; Cooper's Hawk (myself only); and Wild Turkey. 

We failed to spot either the Baltimore or Harris' Checkerspot at Finzel Swamp,
even tho' they were fairly numerous the previous Saturday. A familiar looking
photographer returning to his car said he'd seen the Baltimore. Odenates were
basically a no-show. The total species seen/heard* follow:

Wild Turkey
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Hairy Woodpecker*
Pileated Woodpecker*
Eastern Wood-Pewee*
Acadian Flycatcher*
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo*
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse*
White-breasted Nuthatch*
Carolina Wren*
House Wren*
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher*
Eastern Bluebird
Veery*
Wood Thrush*
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula*
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler*
Black-throated Blue Warbler*
Yellow-rumped Warbler*
Black-throated Green Warbler*
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler*
Prairie Warbler
Cerulean Warbler*
Black-and-white Warbler*
American Redstart*
Ovenbird*
Northern Waterthrush*
Kentucky Warbler*
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler*
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow*
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak*
Indigo Bunting
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Paul Noell
Balto. Md.