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More on the DC Mall this morning

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Gary Allport

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Gary Allport

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Fri, 2 May 2008 16:13:01 -0400

Dear All

Just to add a few more birds from the Mall this morning - as if the other posts 
weren't enough.

Paul Pisano and I, along with Max, saw the Clay-colored Sparrow singing and 
showing well in the Locust Trees around the plaza area (as described by 
Max).  It stopped singing and disappeared at 7.30am.  I heard it once about 
30 mins later around the edge of the pools but couldn't reloacate it.  It was 
doing the same thing as the Chippes but was not actually accompanying 
them.  There was a single Savannah Sparrow around too. 

We also saw male and female Cape May and a stonking Blackburnian in the 
same trees.  At one point I had males of Cape May and Blackburnian and the 
CC Sparrow in one binoc view at once!

I counted 9 Scarlet Tanagers five of which were overflying, and there was a 
single female Summer Tanager overflying too.  Also both orioles overhead and 
at least four Ovenbirds under our feet.

The pools held the Horned Grebe and Gadwall of previous days plus Killdeer and 
Spotted Sandpiper.

Frank Hawkins turned up just in time to miss the sparrow but stayed a bit 
longer after I left and saw ten spp of warbler in the trees along the reflecting 
pool, including Yellow and Blackburnian.

Tremendous and many thanks to Marc for finding the sparrow.

Looks good for the weekend.

Gary Allport