A beautiful clear morning at Rock Creek Park with a nice warbler
fallout. The highlight of the day was a MOURNING WARBLER spotted by
Paul Pisano and later acquired by others. There was also a YELLOW-
THROATED WARBLER reported by David Gersten---quite unusual for the
Park. We were also greeted by a wonderful courting display of the
Ruby-throated Hummingbird as it swung back and forth over a wide arc.
Other highlights:
Northern Parula 4
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler 10
Magnolia Warbler 13
Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Yellow-throated Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler 6
Black-and-white Warbler (heard)
American Redstart 10
Worm-eating Warbler (heard)
Ovenbird (heard)
Mourning Warbler (Paul)
Common Yellowthroat 5
Canada Warbler 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-eyed Vireo 20+
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2-3 (Dave B.)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Gail)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Gail)
Veery (Sally)
Swainson's Thrush 12+
Wood Thrush (heard)
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Lincoln's Sparrow (Jim and Barry)
Plus usual
Observers: Mike Bowen, Dave Bolton, Barry Cooper, Gail Mackiernan,
Dave Gersten, Jim Lemert, Marjorie Rachlin, Sally Wechsle, Dave,
Kathryn, Sheila, Wallace, ++
Have Fun Birding!
Wallace Kornack
Washington DC
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