A lovely day at the park, with some familiar birder faces. 
Highlights included several WOOD THRUSH singing, a lingering 
DARK-EYED JUNCO, many RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, a BROAD-WINGED 
HAWK, a flyover COMMON LOON, a HOUSE WREN, and the following 
warblers: BLUE-WINGED (1 at Dog Run), BLACK-AND-WHITE (1 
male in the woods between the ridge and the field), PALM (2, 
same area as B&W), YELLOW-RUMPED (everywhere), OVENBIRD (2 
in the vicinity of the stables), and PRAIRIE (observed by 
others near the stables parking lot).  Full eBird report 
follows.

Location:    Rock Creek Park
Observation date:    4/24/09
Notes:    My first visit of the season to Rock Creek Park, 
including the ridge, the equestrian field, the maintenance 
yard, Nature Center, and dog run.  Spent most of the time 
with Wallace, but a fair bit with Gail & Barry, and Jim 
also.  Sunny, cool to warm, light breeze.  May have heard 
Killdeer.  Species observed by others but not by me include 
Prairie Warbler and Brown Thrasher.  Also saw 2 White-tailed 
Deer and a chipmunk.
Number of species:    40

Canada Goose    20    approx
Common Loon    1    flyover
Broad-winged Hawk    1
Rock Pigeon    1
Mourning Dove    3
Red-bellied Woodpecker    4    heard only
Downy Woodpecker    4    male & female
Hairy Woodpecker    1    (female)
Northern Flicker    4    male & female
Eastern Phoebe    1
Blue-headed Vireo    1    at least 1 more seen by others
Blue Jay    44
American Crow    2
Fish Crow    2
Carolina Chickadee    6
Tufted Titmouse    8
White-breasted Nuthatch    4    at least 2 males
Carolina Wren    6
House Wren    1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet    5    others observed maybe 10 more
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher    14
Hermit Thrush    1
Wood Thrush    4    heard only
American Robin    60    at least
Blue-winged Warbler    1
Yellow-rumped Warbler    20    at least, male & female
Palm Warbler    2
Black-and-white Warbler    1
Ovenbird    2
Eastern Towhee    8    1 male seen
Chipping Sparrow    4
Field Sparrow    2
Song Sparrow    1    maybe 2
White-throated Sparrow    12
Dark-eyed Junco    1
Northern Cardinal    8    male & female
Common Grackle    4    male & female
Brown-headed Cowbird    11    male & female
American Goldfinch    15    at least, male & female
House Sparrow    5    at least, male & female

This report was generated automatically by eBird 
v2(http://ebird.org)

D

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Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/Archives/Photos/birds.html