A lot more birds, and more species, than 2 weeks ago. Heard (but didn't
see) a Chestnut-sided Warbler, and John Stup saw one later, so I guess
the one I heard in my yard yesterday is plausible.
Ran into Anna Urciolo early, and we birded together most of the morning.
By the time we got to the old school, we had not seen or heard a
Louisiana Waterthrush, which was rather puzzling, but Anna spotted one
in the stream near the school, and we watched as it pretended to be a
Dipper, wading in the (pretty full) stream and grabbing things out of
the water. Later, saw it with a potential mate, then heard another on
the way back to the parking lot. Lots of Ovenbirds, Northern Parulas,
and Eastern Towhees. Several FoY for me: Tree and Barn Swallows,
White-eyed and Yellow-throated Vireos, Ovenbird, N. Parula, R-w
Blackbird, and of course, a couple of B-h Cowbirds. My complete list
(39) is below.
Anna was still going when I left, so she may have some things to add.
Bob Hartman
Colesville (Silver Spring), MD
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 4
Cedar Waxwing 3
Carolina Wren 5
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue Jay 20
American Crow 13
Fish Crow 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 3
Northern Parula 12
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Ovenbird 15
Louisiana Waterthrush 3
Common Yellowthroat 19
Eastern Towhee 24
Chipping Sparrow 4
Field Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 11
Northern Cardinal 23
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 20 |