Congratulations to Jim Meyers and company for the 800+ Broadwings at 
Cromwell Valley.

I spent much of the day from about 9 AM to 3 PM primarily looking for 
hawks, partially to see what correlation might exist between Cromwell 
and Cylburn Arboretum (North Baltimore), and also to avoid driving the 
Beltway. Jim Meyers and I communicated by phone twice to compare 
notes.

My totals for hawks were:
Broadwings 76
Osprey 2
Cooper's Hawk 1

These occurred almost entirely around 10 AM and 12 PM. A few extra 
sets of eyes would have helped a lot I assume.

My birding highlights were actually two warblers during some 
diversions from sky-watching:

*Cape May Warbler (1) - seen pretty well, and fairly colorful and 
well-marked for the fall season, near the gazebo
*Wilson's Warbler (1) - in bushes along the gravel road towards the 
stump dump

Plus:
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1)
Magnolia Warbler (1)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (1)
Black-and-white Warbler (2)
American Redstart (2 brilliant adult males)
Common Yellowthroat (1)

And:
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2) - my first of the season
Swainson's Thrush (1) - the lighting really highlighted why this used 
to be called Olive-backed Thrush

Steve Sanford
Randallstown, Baltimore County
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