This morning I birded the North Branch of the C&O Canal. Lots of new
arrivals were to be found, but the best bird was a FORSTER'S TERN which came
in to roost on the tarps for a while. Also, there was a large flock of gulls
roosting on the tarps, including 78 Ring-billed Gull, 5 Bonaparte's Gull,
and 1 Herring Gull. Not bad for Allegany county! I was also able to find 6
species of warblers including a buzzy sounding male BLUE-WINGED WARBLER.
Other firsts of the year included BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE. See complete list below:

Location:     North Branch
Observation date:     4/25/09
Number of species:     55

Canada Goose     X
Wood Duck     1
Mallard     2
Green Heron     1
Black Vulture     1
Broad-winged Hawk     2
Killdeer     X
Spotted Sandpiper     5
Greater Yellowlegs     1
Lesser Yellowlegs     30
Pectoral Sandpiper     2
Bonaparte's Gull     5
Ring-billed Gull     78
Herring Gull (American)     1
Forster's Tern     1
Mourning Dove     X
Red-bellied Woodpecker     X
Downy Woodpecker     X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     X
Eastern Phoebe     1
Yellow-throated Vireo     3
Blue-headed Vireo     1
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     X
Fish Crow     1
Tree Swallow     X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     8
Barn Swallow     1
Tufted Titmouse     X
Carolina Wren     X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     3
Eastern Bluebird     X
American Robin     X
Northern Mockingbird     3
Brown Thrasher     2
European Starling     X
Blue-winged Warbler     1
Yellow Warbler     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     3
Black-throated Green Warbler     1
Yellow-throated Warbler     1
American Redstart     1
Eastern Towhee     1
Chipping Sparrow     X
Field Sparrow     1
Swamp Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     1
White-crowned Sparrow (Eastern)     1
Northern Cardinal     X
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Eastern Meadowlark     1
Common Grackle     X
Baltimore Oriole     3
American Goldfinch     X

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

Enjoy the spring weather!

David

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David Yeany II, M.S.
IBA Program Assistant
Audubon MD-DC
109.5 Pennsylvania Ave.
Cumberland, MD 21502
Cell: 814-221-4361