Although I was unable to do any early birding this week, I made 
it up to Middle Patuxent EA twice.  Both times I parked in the 
Trotter Road parking area and walked around the ongoing 
construction project.

On Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 4) I was specifically hoping for a 
NASHVILLE WARBLER - and found one (a state bird for me), 
in the same grapevine with a bright YELLOW-THROATED VIREO.

By mid-morning on Thursday (Sept. 6), it was already quite warm 
and the birds were mostly quiet.  Besides the usual catbirds, 
cardinals, and chickadees, I managed to find the following:

Eastern Wood-Pewee - 5+ (near the river)
Red-eyed Vireo - 1 singing
BROWN CREEPER - 1 (my FOY)
American Robin - 20+ (in the woods) 
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Black-and-White Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 1
Common Yellowthroat - several

By the way, it looks like the fields at MPEA are being managed 
for butterflies.  Mostly Tiger and Black Swallowtails, but there 
are zillions of them (a conservative estimate).
   
Elaine Hendricks
Greenbelt, MD  (PG County)



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