A dull gray and ultimately rainy morning at Rock Creek Park. After
hearing the BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER the last few days it was seen
today in the maintenance yard. Yellow-rumped Warblers continue to
migrate in large numbers. Birds seen or heard are listed by site as
follows:
---Equitation Field, Ridge and Picnic Area 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 40+
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler (Tim)
Blue-winged Warbler heard
Ovenbird several heard
Northern Parula several heard
Scarlet Tanager 2 male + 1 female
Double-crested Cormorant fly over
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO FOY fly over (Tim)
Baltimore Oriole 2
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher 2
Pileated Woodpecker
Wood Thrush heard
SWAINSON"S THRUSH FOY (Jim)
Blue Jay 3 fly over
American Goldfinch 3
Eastern Towhee
Plus Titmouse, Cardinal, White-throated Sparrow, Chickadee, Robin
---Maintenance Yard Fence Line and Parking Lot
Eastern Towhee
Pileated Woodpecker
American Robin
----Maintenance Yard
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER FOY (Jim)
Blue-winged Warbler (Jim)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Participants: Linda Friedland, Lydia Schindler, Susan Hunt, Eleanore
Talmage, Mary Rojas, Marty Hastings, John Stinson, Tim Houghton, Bill
Butler, Jim Lemert, David Bolton
Have Fun Birding!
Wallace Kornack
Washington DC |