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Rock Creek Park/Ken-Gar, & Dewey Rd ( Winding Creek Park)

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diane Ford

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diane Ford

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Fri, 1 May 2009 15:41:53 -0700

Hi all,

  I did some morning birding, inspired by the reports of moving warblers.  Rock Creek Park in Kensington I had my
first of year Acadian Flycatcher, and also heard the  "zoo-zee-zoo-zoo-zee" of Black thrt Green Warblers high in the trees.
Raptors made an appearance saw 2 Ospreys soaring overhead, and had a Sharp shinned Hawk & 2 Red tailed Hawks.

Species seen & heard:

Acadian Flycatcher 1
Black thr Green Warbler 2-3
Black thr Blue Warbler 1
Northern Parula
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanagers 3
Yellow throated Vireo
Red eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo 2
Great Crested Flycatcher
Sharp shinned Hawk 1
Osprey 2
Red tailed Hawk 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Common Crows 6
Rufous sided Towhee
Blue jay
Northern Mockingbird (fighting with a Robin; Mocker won)
Gray Catbird 2
Cardinal
Wood Thrush 2
Blue gray gnatcatcher 
Pileated Woodpecker
Red bellied Woodpecker
Song Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
House Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Grackle
Red winged Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole 3
Orchard Oriole 1
Mallards 2
Wood Ducks 4

D.Ford/Bethesda, Md