An Interesting morning for warbler seekers at Rock Creek Park----
GOLDEN-WINGED and CAPE MAY WARBLERS were truly wonderful to see.
Other highlights were the NASHVILLE, WORM-EATING and BLUE-WINGED
WARBLERS. It took quite a bit of time for many observers to locate
the illusive Worm-eating Warbler. Birds by location are listed as
follows:
---Equitation Field
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER FOY (Wendy)
Northern Parula heard
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Blue Jay 20+
American Goldfinch 4+
White-throated Sparrow 3
Baltimore Oreole
Northern Cardinal 2
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher 4+
Acadian Flycatcher heard
Canada Geese 3 flyover
----Ridge
Black-and-white Warbler
Ovenbird heard
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER FOY
Scarlet Tanager
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
Wood Thrush heard
---Maintenance Parking Lot
CAPE MAY WARBLER FOY (Chris)
WORM-EATING WARBLER FOY (Bill B.)
Black-and-white Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
Eastern Phoebe
Scarlet Tanager 2
Mourning Dove 2
Chipping sparrow
----Maintenance Yard Fenceline
NASHVILLE WARBLER FOY (Rodger)
Gray Catbird
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Towhee
----Maintenance Yard
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER 2 FOY
Black-and-white Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3+
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER FOY
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Field sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Carolina Chickadee 2
Brown Thrasher
Eastern Bluebird 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
American Goldfinch 3+
Participants: Bill Butler, Jim Lemert, Barry Cooper, Linda Friedland,
Wendy Paulsen, Sandy Farkas, Judith, Marjorie Rachlin, Chris Barnard,
Tom O'Toole, Amie Donovan, Rodger Poore, Barbara Elkus, Bill
Cotworthy, Dave Spurling
Have Fun Birding!
Wallace Kornack
Washington DC |