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Bank Swallow, Rock Creek (DC)

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Clive Harris

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Wed, 14 May 2008 06:55:14 -0700

A very pleasant morning at Rock Creek, though not many new migrants seemed to be in based on postings from yesterday.

The biggest surprise was a flyover Bank Swallow that I saw just after getting out of my car on the Ridge.  It was in the company of two Barn Swallows.  The lower part of the Ridge near the horse field was best first thing; in contrast the Yard was rather quiet, though not helped by a worker firing up his cherr-picker when I got there.

Warblers:
Northern Parula (3, including a female)
Nashville (1)
Yellow-rumped (c. 30 or so, still the most numerous)
Blackburnian (2 - one male in full sunlight by horse field)
Chestnut-sided (at least 6)
Blackpoll (c. 10)
Magnolia (5)
Possible Bay-breasted singing once on Ridge
Black-throated Blue (1)
Black-throated Green (5)
American Redstart (4)
Common Yellowthroat (2)
Black-and-White (1)
Canada (1, by stables)

Others included good views of Scarlet Tanager; Rose-breasted Grosbeak; Baltimore Oriole; Yellow-throated and Red-eyed Vireos; Swainson's Thrush (4 - near Nature Center) and several flyover Eastern Kingbirds.

Good birding

Clive Harris
Cabin John, MD


--- On Tue, 5/13/08, Paul Pisano <> wrote:

> From: Paul Pisano <>
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Hains Pt (and a MD sighting)
> To: 
> Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 6:55 PM
> I drove around Hains Pt on my way home from work today
> (5/13, about an hour
> after Sandy & Dave).  I did not see any gulls on the
> golf course at all.
> There were a number of Ring-billeds riding the flotsam on
> the river, but I
> couldn't find any other gull species.  However, I did
> find a COMMON TERN -
> seen sitting on a log on the river, and briefly in flight.
> 
> Unfortunately I have been unable to get any pictures of
> these Franklin's
> Gulls.  Clearly there have been at least 2 individuals (an
> adult and a 1st
> summer).  Whether the individual seen these past 2 days is
> the same as the
> adult bird seen on 5/3 is the big question.
> 
> And here's a belated MD report - there's a
> YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
> hanging out along Jones Mill Rd.  Both my sister and I saw
> it on Saturday,
> 5/10.  When it's wet, it seems to favor the grassy
> field opposite Farmington
> St. (were Farmington intersects with Jones Mill).  This is
> just north of the
> intersection of Jones Mill/Beach Dr & East-West
> Highway.  My sister saw the
> bird in the morning, and I saw it at about 6:15pm.  I know
> it was reported
> from this spot last year, which suggests to me that there
> is a pair
> somewhere along Rock Creek in that area.
> 
> Good birding,
> Paul Pisano
> Arlington, VA