Both yesterday and today were quite good days for patch of greenery known as
Patterson Park in the middle of Baltimore city. Yesterday, highlights
included not 1, but 2 SEDGE WRENS. Just as a Sedge Wren hopped up in front
of me along the boardwalk, another sang from the grassy hillside behind it.
Last night and this morning there was still at least 1 Sedge Wren present,
as it was last heard this morning. The complete list from 5/7/09 is below.

Early this morning, 5/8, Dave Curson and I had a great morning tallying 67
species which included 3 species of wren, 5 thrushes, and 14 warbler
species. Highlights included 2 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, one GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, a
female WILSON'S WARBLER, a stunning male CAPE MAY WARBLER, a WINTER WREN,
and one SEDGE WREN. The complete list can be found below.

Location:     Patterson Park
Observation date:     5/7/09
Number of species:     47

Mallard     X
Great Blue Heron     1
Green Heron     2
Black-crowned Night-Heron     3
Spotted Sandpiper     1
Ring-billed Gull     X
Rock Pigeon     X
Mourning Dove     X
Chimney Swift     X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     X
Eastern Kingbird     2
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     X
Fish Crow     X
Barn Swallow     X
Sedge Wren     2
Marsh Wren     1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
Veery     1
Wood Thrush     1
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     X
Northern Mockingbird     X
Brown Thrasher     X
European Starling     X
Nashville Warbler     1
Yellow Warbler     2
Prairie Warbler     1
Black-and-white Warbler     1
Ovenbird     1
Northern Waterthrush     2
Common Yellowthroat     4
Eastern Towhee     1
Song Sparrow     X
Swamp Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     X
White-crowned Sparrow (Eastern)     1
Northern Cardinal     X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak     1
Bobolink     2
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
Orchard Oriole     X
Baltimore Oriole     X
House Finch     X
American Goldfinch     X
House Sparrow     X

Location:     Patterson Park
Observation date:     5/8/09
Number of species:     67

Mallard     X
Great Blue Heron     1
Great Egret     2
Green Heron     1
Black-crowned Night-Heron     1
American Kestrel     1
Spotted Sandpiper     1
Ring-billed Gull     X
Rock Pigeon     X
Mourning Dove     X
Chimney Swift     X
Downy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     X
Eastern Wood-Pewee     1
Empidonax sp.     1
Great Crested Flycatcher     1
Eastern Kingbird     4
Blue-headed Vireo     3
Warbling Vireo     2
Blue Jay     X
Fish Crow     X
Barn Swallow     X
House Wren     1
Winter Wren     1
Sedge Wren     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     2
Gray-cheeked Thrush     1
Swainson's Thrush     2
Hermit Thrush     1
Wood Thrush     2
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     X
Northern Mockingbird     X
Brown Thrasher     3
European Starling     X
Cedar Waxwing     5
Nashville Warbler     1
Northern Parula     3
Yellow Warbler     3
Chestnut-sided Warbler     1
Cape May Warbler     1
Black-throated Blue Warbler     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     5
Black-throated Green Warbler     1
Blackpoll Warbler     3
Black-and-white Warbler     3
American Redstart     3
Ovenbird     1
Common Yellowthroat     4
Wilson's Warbler     1
Eastern Towhee     1
Chipping Sparrow     2
Field Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     1
Swamp Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     20
Northern Cardinal     X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak     3
Bobolink     11
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
Orchard Oriole     6
Baltimore Oriole     5
House Finch     X
American Goldfinch     X
House Sparrow     X

Good Birding!

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