The prospect of yesterday's Bay-breasted Warblers at Cylburn was tempting,  
but I took a chance that they'd be gone this morning and headed instead to the  
local migrant trap, Milford Mill Park, for what is probably the last chance 
to  enjoy the end of this great passerine migration. It was quiet  there too, 
but there were just enough birds to make it interesting. A  NORTHERN 
WATERTHRUSH was singing just off the trail in the same spot where one  was last week. 
Two TENNESSEE WARBLERS (foy), at least one a yellow-washed  female, were 
foraging actively near the trailhead. Also near the trailhead was a  LEAST 
FLYCATCHER, silent at first but heard CHE-BEKing as I returned to the  lot. Two 
BLACKPOLLS were the only other migrant warblers, and one  SWAINSON'S THRUSH was also 
seen. Residents were PARULA, OVENBIRD, YELLOWTHROAT  and HOODED WARBLER, the 
continuing YELLOW-THROATED VIREO at the trail bend,  numerous WOOD THRUSHES and 
2 VEERIES.
 
Later I went up to Liberty Reservoir in Carroll County to look for Bob  
Ringler's Summer Tanager. Either I didn't go far enough or it wasn't singing  near 
the trail. But a singing male KENTUCKY WARBLER on an exposed perch was  nice. 
On the way home I checked out the nesting CLIFF SWALLOWS under the old  Route 
32 bridge.
 
Now I'm feeling like a kid on December 26.
 
Joel Martin
Catonsville, MD



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