Hi all,

Birded along Rock Creek this morning. the best new arrival, a Louisiana  Waterthrush (tan race).
Also newly arrived were Blue-gray Gnatcatchers.
A mixed flock of Purple Grackles and Redwing Blackbirds were in the park as well. Here's the list:

11-1pm

Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-gray gnatcatcher 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Golden Crowned Kinglet 2
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Robin 10
American Goldfinch 5
Mourning Dove 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
House Finch 1
Purple Grackle 6
Red winged Blackbird 3
Northern Cardinal 2

D.Ford/Bethesda, Md.