Great early morning at HH with plenty of singing Orioles (more Orchard  
than Baltimore). Also notable were a Common Moorhen and a Prothonotary  
Warbler. I flushed the Moorhen which was in the first impoundment to  
the right, very close to the small dike. It landed in the dense arums  
and became unnoticeable. The Prothonotary Warbler was in the trees  
just past the dike intersection. I noticed two similar birds chasing  
one another but only one stopped long enough to give me gorgeous  
views. Someone had seen Yellow Warblers in the same area but I could  
not find them. I also heard Northern Parulas along Hunting Quarter Rd  
and one Prairie Warbler along River Rd.

On the less pleasant side, there was a lot more frequent & louder gun  
shooting than I remember hearing in the area, especially on a Sunday.  
Target practice? Competition? There cannot be that many Wild Turkeys.

Complete list (sorry I did not count the more abundant birds):

PIed-billed Grebes (2)
Common Moorhen (1)
Wood ducks (2 flying)
DC Cormorant (1, flying)
Canada Geese (3 flying)
Great Egret (1 flying)
Green Heron (1)
Brown Thrasher (1)
Eastern Kingbird (1)
Eastern Towhee (1)
Eastern Bluebird (1)
Red-eyed vireos (2, heard only)
Phoebe (2)
Pewee (1, heard only)
Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers (several)
Goldfinch
House Wren (1)
Carolina Wren
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Prothonotary Warbler (1)
Orchard Orioles (many)
Baltimore Orioles (2)
Red-winged blackbirds (many)
Tree swallows (many)
Grackles
Cowbird (1)
Cardinals, Chickadees, Titmice
Song sparrows
White-throated sparrows
Downy woodpecker
Red-bellied woodpecker
Fish Crow (1)
Blue Jays (2)
American Robin (1)


Evelyn Ralston
Bethesda, MD