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Rock Creek Park, DC, Thur., 5/8

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Wallace Kornack

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Wallace Kornack

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Thu, 8 May 2008 12:45:43 -0400

David Gerston, Jim Lemert and I toured the Ridge, Maintenance Yard and  
Nature Center  at Rock Creek Park this morning.  We saw or heard 16  
warblers---first spotted mostly by David---and 53 species total. There  
were far more birds singing than we could spot. It was also a nice  
morning for Thrushes and Tanagers.

Highlights:

Blue-winged Warbler     2
Northern Parula     6 seen, ~ 6+ heard
Chestnut-sided Warbler     2
Cape May Warbler     heard
Black-throated Blue Warbler     8 seen,  5+ heard
Yellow-rumped Warbler     30+
Black-throated Green Warbler     1 seen, 10+ heard
Palm Warbler     2
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart     2
Ovenbird     1 seen, 2 heard
Louisiana Waterthrush     heard in maintenance yard
Common Yellowthroat     2
CANADA WARBLER

Red-shouldered Hawk     2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo     heard
Eastern Wood-Pewee     heard
Acadian Flycatcher     heard
Great Crested Flycatcher     3
Yellow-throated Vireo     2 heard
Red-eyed Vireo     2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird     2
Veery     1
Swainson's Thrush     3 seen, 2 heard
Wood Thrush     8 seen, 5 heard
Cedar Waxwing     5
Scarlet Tanager     13
Rose-breasted Grosbeak     2
Baltimore Oriole     4
Indigo Bunting     4
House Finch
Plus the usual

Have Fun Birding!

Wallace Kornack
Washington  DC