Hey everyone,

During my walk this morning at White Marsh Park in Bowie, I had three new year birds, including singing Ovenbirds, Parulas, and a single YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. The cuckoo was singing about 40 feet up a Tulip Poplar which stands over the creek. This is my earliest record ever for a Cuckoo - quite a nice surprise on this gorgeous morning. There were also many Hermit Thrushes and Ruby-crowned Kinglets on the move. 

Here is my full  list:

Location:     White Marsh Park
Observation date:     4/18/09
Number of species:     25

Turkey Vulture     1
Ring-billed Gull     2
Mourning Dove     1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Downy Woodpecker     2
Northern Flicker     2
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     4
American Crow     3
Carolina Chickadee     6
Tufted Titmouse     5
White-breasted Nuthatch     3
Carolina Wren     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     4
Hermit Thrush     5
American Robin     10
European Starling     2
Northern Parula     2
Ovenbird     3
Northern Cardinal     6
Common Grackle     3
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
American Goldfinch     5


Robert Ostrowski
Bowie, MD