Hi again,
I went over to Blue Mash fairly early this morning, and was surprised to  
find myself alone on the trails (save for a pair of dog walkers). While making  
my way to the first real trail on the left I had a brief encounter with a 
Common  Yellowthroat near the metal gate, followed by a flyby Bald Eagle heading 
towards  the rising sun. Once on the first trail I started getting some birds 
(after it  had warmed a bit); White-throated Sparrow, Field Sparrow, an immature 
 White-Crowned, Chipping Sparrows and Palm Warbler. As I was looking out over 
the  big pond Lydia Schindler caught up with me and we walked the rest of the 
park  together. 
 
We had many really great looks at some very fine late season birds,  
including 2 Blue-headed Vireos (both in excellent light), male and female  
Black-throated Blue Warblers, a really pretty Blackpoll (2 were seen in  different 
places), many, many Yellow-rumps and RC Kinglets, House Wren, Gray  Catbird, Swamp, 
Song, and Savannah Sparrows, along with at least 4 more  White-crowned 
Sparrows, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks,  Red-tailed and 
Red-shouldered Hawks, many Killdeer and a lone Greater  Yellowlegs, and a host of the 
regularly seen birds at this location. After a  cool start, it turned into a 
really pleasant morning, and I ended with about 49  species.
 
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD
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