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Gov Bridge / Pax River Park SAT AM

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Dan haas

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Dan haas

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Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:06:58 -0400

Hello fellow birders,

Hoping (and succeeding) to get George a recognizable photo of a
Nashville Warbler this morning (nice find Chris), Chris Murray, George
and I paid a visit to Governor Bridge Park in PG County this morning.

We observed...

Canada Goose     28
Ruddy Duck     1
Pied-billed Grebe     1
Turkey Vulture     3
Bald Eagle     1
Sharp-shinned Hawk     4
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern)   1
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     3
Downy Woodpecker     2
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     4
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Eastern Phoebe     5
BLUE-HEADED VIREO    1
Blue Jay     5
American Crow     3
Carolina Chickadee     5
Tufted Titmouse     2
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Carolina Wren     2
House Wren     1
Winter Wren     1
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     18
Eastern Bluebird     4
American Robin     1
Gray Catbird     5
Northern Mockingbird     1
European Starling     3
NASHVILLE WARBLER     1
NORTHERN PARULA     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     25
PALM WARBLER (Yellow)     1
BLACKPOLL WARBLER     1
Common Yellowthroat     4
Eastern Towhee     2
Chipping Sparrow     1
Field Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     6
Swamp Sparrow     4
White-throated Sparrow     15
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     6
Northern Cardinal     7
Indigo Bunting     1
Red-winged Blackbird     5
Common Grackle     350
American Goldfinch     1

George heard a RED HEADED WOODPECKER, but we were not successful in
having it perch nearby for further review.  A lovely morning indeed...

Good (SITTING) Birding,

Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD