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Re: Big Warbler Migration at Janes Island State Park

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Bob Ringler

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Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:33:54 +0000

Jennifer,
   As a matter of interest, were all 182 birds in the tree at the same time? And, what kind of tree was it? Thanks.

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Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD 


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From: Jennifer Elmer <> 

> Yesterday I went birding at Janes Island State Park and saw the following 
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> All the following birds where seen on the same tree. 
> 40+ Red Breasted Nuthatches 
> 30+ Brown headed nuthatch 
> 20 Black Throated Blue Warblers 
> 25 Pine Warblers 
> 15 Palm Warblers 
> 6 Black and White Warblers 
> 2 Worm Eating Warblers 
> 6 Golden Crown Kinglets 
> 2 Ruby Crown Kinglets 
> 30 American Redstarts 
> 6 Prairie Warblers 
> That was a very crowded tree and it took me 20 minutes to count all the 
> birds. 
> Other birds I saw where the following. 
> 5 Brown Pelicans 
> 4 Red Shouldered Hawks 
> 2 Broad Wing Hawks 
> 5 Northern Bobwhite 
> 50+ Morning Doves 
> 1 Black Billed Cuckoo 
> 2 Ruby Throated Humming Birds 
> 2 Red Headed Woodpeckers 
> 5 Red bellied Woodpeckers 
> 5 Downy Woodpeckers 
> 1 Northern Flicker 
> 6 Eastern Wood Pewee 
> 1 Yellow Bellied Flycatcher 
> 30+ Blue Jays 
> 12 American Crows 
> 20 Fish Crows 
> 40+ Carolina Chickadees 
> 5 Tufted Titmice 
> 30 more Red Breasted Nuthatch 
> 40 more Brown Headed Nuthatches 
> 16 Carolina Wrens 
> 5 House Wrens 
> 6 Blue Gray Gnatcatchers 
> 12 Eastern Bluebird 
> 1 Veery 
> 20+ American Robins 
> 9 Gray Catbirds 
> 15 Northern Mockingbirds 
> 5 Brown Thrashers 
> 55+ Cedar Waxwings 
> 5 White Eyed Vireo 
> 4 Red eyed Vireo 
> 5 Northern Parula 
> 5 more Black Throated Blue Warblers 
> 12 Yellow Rumped Warblers 
> 20 more Pine Warblers 
> 6 more Prairie Warblers 
> 7 More Palm Warblers 
> 1 possible Bay Breasted Warbler 
> 10 more Black and White Warblers 
> 6 More Worm Eating Warblers 
> 2 Yellow Breasted Chats 
> 4 Common Yellow throats 
> 9 Northern Cardinals 
> 2 Rufous Sided Towhee 
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> birding forever 
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> Jennifer Elmer 
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> Pocomoke City MD 
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