Dear All

I have started looking at the radar images linked from the excellent website 
www.woodcreeper.com which is lots of fun.  Unsurprisngly last night's images 
from the radar near Dulles Airport were laden with bird-like echos so I thought 
I would have a look and see what was going on on the ridge in Rock Creek this 
morning.  The breakfasting of children delayed the start but from 07.30-08.45 
it was still busy in the park with lots of common migrants going over the ridge 
and Equitation Field area. There were about 750 Robins, 350 Cedar Waxwings 
(in parcels of 10-50 birds), 150 or so goldfinches, 70 grackles, 40 Ring-billed 
Gulls and three groups of silent smallish bouncy passerines that I have no idea 
as to their identities, plus a good sprinkling of common birds in the edge of the 
clearings, juncos, Song and White-throated Sparrows, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 
Myrtle Warbler and a single Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.  The best birds were a 
flock of about 70 waxwings feeding in a conifer and these were joined by a 
pair of Purple Finches which showed really nicely.  It all felt very lively and 
birdy.

I wonder what the weekend might bring...

Cheers

Gary