Spent from 6:20-9:45 this morning at Blue Mash. Little blue heron is still
there, though two snapping turtles are keeping it and the egrets and great
blues moving. Had an early merlin flyover. Nine warbler species,
including:
nashville
chestnut-sided
magnolia
black-throated blue
black-and-white
redstart
northern waterthrush
pine
common yellowthroat.
Other birds I was pleased to see:
greater yellowlegs (3)
lesser yellowlegs (3)
solitary sandpiper (2)
spotted sandpiper
semipalmated sandpiper (14)
least sandpiper (2)
pectoral sandpiper (3)
willow flycatcher (2)
acadian flycatcher
yellow-throated vireo
swamp sparrow (2)
field sparrow (2)
baltimore oriole
swifts (40+ working the large pond)
hummingbirds (3)
kingfisher
all regular woodpecker species except red-headed
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David Gersten
Silver Spring, MD
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