By the time I arrived at the parking lot for the Kingsley Trail at 
Little Bennett this morning, it was completely full.  So, I parked 
up the hill at the new parking area for the Froggy Hollow Trail and 
walked into the old schoolhouse from there.  I saw or heard several 
first-of-year birds, including a singing GRAY CATBIRD and a pair of 
BROWN THRASHERS by the parking lot, both RED-EYED and 
YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS along the trail, a singing SCARLET 
TANAGER beyond the schoolhouse, a couple of WOOD THRUSHES 
heard in the distance, and more OVENBIRDS than you could shake 
a stick at.  Later I ran into Anna Urciolo and Bob Hartman at the 
schoolhouse and enjoyed watching one of the LOUISIANA 
WATERTHRUSHES with them.

After that I went over to Sugarloaf Mountain, where I added another 
half dozen species to my slowly-progressing Frederick County list.  
The best birds were a beautiful male BALTIMORE ORIOLE singing 
by the pond at the entrance and a BROAD-WINGED HAWK soaring 
overhead.

Good birding!
     
Elaine Hendricks
Greenbelt, MD  (PG County)



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