Hi all --

We decided to take a break from Rock Creek and, since there was a good NE
wind, look into Terrapin Park, Queen Anne's Co. This site, right on the Bay,
can be a great migrant trap under certain conditions. Actually, the day
started cool, breezy and a bit cloudy and we walked around quite a while
without seeing much except an unusual number of Catbirds and Brown
Thrashers, as well as lots of Robins, Bluejays and Flickers feeding on the
abundant berries. Habitat looks splendid this year! Finally, we started to
pick up some neotropical migrants, warblers in small flocks. The largest
flock, seen along the main trail about half-way from the parking lot to the
south fields, contained a first year CONNECTICUT WARBLER, which gave great
looks as it walked out on a thin branch at eye level. This is the first time
either Barry or I can recall seeing a Connecticut associating with a mixed
warbler flock. In all we ended up with 11 warblers species (NO Yellow-
rumps...yet) and a few other birds of interest.

Warblers:
Black-and-White - 10
Black-throated Blue - 2
Blackpoll - 1
Chestnut-sided - 2
CONNECTICUT - 1
Magnolia - 4
Ovenbird - 4
Parula - 2
Pine - 1
Redstart - 2
Yellowthroat - 12

Others:
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
No. Harrier - 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1
Gray Catbird - 50+ (!)
Brown Thrasher - 10
House Wren - 10
Red-eyed Vireo - 3
Veery - 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2
Blue Grosbeak - 5 (all together in a single group)

Plus the usual suspects...

Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD