Hi Everyone,

John Hubbell posted highlights from our 5/25 birding in Frederick and Washington Counties, but we wanted to send out the more detailed lists for the sites as well. Here you go!

Sugarloaf Mountain, Frederick Co. (Pre-dawn to 7:30 a.m.)

Wild Turkey--1
Broad-winged Hawk--1
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern)--2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo--2
Barred Owl--2; calling at about 5:15 a.m.
WHIP-POOR-WILL--1; singing at about 5:15 a.m. along Mount Ephraim Road
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER--1; open area near the intersection of Mount Ephraim Road and Comus Roads
Eastern Wood-Pewee--2
Acadian Flycatcher--6
Great Crested Flycatcher--4
Red-eyed Vireo--3
Gray-cheeked Thrush--1; woods along Sugarloaf Mountain Road
Swainson's Thrush--1; woods along Sugarloaf Mountain Road
Wood Thrush--24; abundant here
Brown Thrasher--1
Cedar Waxwing--37
Chestnut-sided Warbler--1; open area near the intersection of Mount Ephraim Road and Comus Roads
Prairie Warbler--1; scrubby field along Sugarloaf Mountain Road
Blackpoll Warbler--3
American Redstart--1
Worm-eating Warbler--2
Ovenbird--6
Louisiana Waterthrush--3
MOURNING WARBLER--1; singing from the berry bushes at the open area near the intersection of Mount Ephraim Road and Comus Roads
Common Yellowthroat--1
Yellow-breasted Chat--1; field along Sugarloaf Mountain Road
Scarlet Tanager--11
Eastern Towhee--1
Chipping Sparrow--2
Field Sparrow--1
Indigo Bunting--6
Eastern Meadowlark--1
Brown-headed Cowbird--2
Baltimore Oriole--2

Slate Quarry Road, Frederick Co.

Acadian Flycatcher--3
Yellow-throated Vireo--1
Red-eyed Vireo--3
Wood Thrush--6
Gray Catbird--2
Northern Parula--5
Magnolia Warbler--1
Blackpoll Warbler--3
Louisiana Waterthrush--2
Kentucky Warbler--1

C&O Canal--Nolands Ferry, Frederick Co.

Acadian Flycatcher--2
Great Crested Flycatcher--1
Warbling Vireo--1
Red-eyed Vireo--1
House Wren--2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher--1
Yellow-throated Warbler (albilora)--1
Prothonotary Warbler--1
Northern Waterthrush--1

Lilypons Water Gardens, Frederick Co.

Canada Goose--52
Wood Duck--4
Mallard--2
Hooded Merganser--1 hen
Double-crested Cormorant--1 flyby immature
Great Blue Heron--5
Green Heron--3
Eastern Wood-Pewee--2
Acadian Flycatcher--2
ALDER FLYCATCHER--1; heard singing at length along back trail
Willow Flycatcher--3
White-eyed Vireo--1
Warbling Vireo--5
Red-eyed Vireo--3
Purple Martin--25
Gray Catbird--3
Northern Parula--2
Yellow Warbler--4
Common Yellowthroat--2
Canada Warbler--1
Song Sparrow--7
Orchard Oriole--1
Baltimore Oriole--1

Cap Stine Road, Frederick Co.
(a great road to check for Dickcissels)

Willow Flycatcher--3
House Wren--1
Brown Thrasher--1
Field Sparrow--3
Orchard Oriole--1

Gambrill SP, Frederick Co.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird--1
Eastern Wood-Pewee--1
Acadian Flycatcher--2
Eastern Phoebe--1
Great Crested Flycatcher--1
Red-eyed Vireo--8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher--1
Wood Thrush--2
Brown Thrasher--1
Blackpoll Warbler--1
Black-and-white Warbler--1--Gambrill Park Road
American Redstart--3
Ovenbird--1
Scarlet Tanager--2
Eastern Towhee--7

Catoctin Mountains--Tower Road, Frederick Co.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo--1
Eastern Wood-Pewee--4
Acadian Flycatcher--2
Great Crested Flycatcher--2
Yellow-throated Vireo--1
Red-eyed Vireo--9
House Wren--1
Wood Thrush--3
Gray Catbird--3
Cerulean Warbler--4
Black-and-white Warbler--3
American Redstart--14
Ovenbird--1
Hooded Warbler--3
Scarlet Tanager--6

Catoctin Mountains--Manahan Road, Frederick Co.

Broad-winged Hawk--1
Eastern Wood-Pewee--2
Acadian Flycatcher--1
Yellow-throated Vireo--1
Red-eyed Vireo--5
Veery--1 singing
Swainson's Thrush--2
Northern Parula--1
Black-and-white Warbler--1
American Redstart--4
Ovenbird--1
Hooded Warbler--2

Shorebird-friendly puddles along Mapleville Road (Rte 66), Washington Co.

Canada Goose--10
Wood Duck--1
Killdeer--2
Spotted Sandpiper--2
Solitary Sandpiper--4
Least Sandpiper--6
Baltimore Oriole--1

Hagerstown Mall Ponds, Washington Co.

Killdeer--5
Spotted Sandpiper--5; one apparently on nest
DUNLIN--1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow--2
Blue Grosbeak--1

Beaver Creek, Washington Co.

Wood Duck--1
Green Heron--1
Spotted Sandpiper--2

Boonsboro WWTP and vicinity, Washington Co.

SEMIPALMATED PLOVER--4; flooded field on Monroe Road
Killdeer--6
Spotted Sandpiper--4
Lesser Yellowlegs--1
Least Sandpiper--1
PECTORAL SANDPIPER--1; flooded field on Monroe Road
Grasshopper Sparrow--2
Eastern Meadowlark--2

Photos: http://www.billhubick.com/new_set.html

Good birding,

Bill

Bill Hubick
Pasadena, Maryland

http://www.billhubick.com


--- On Sun, 5/25/08, John Hubbell <> wrote:

Bill will post later with fuller lists and pictures, but I wanted to get a few highlights out today.