Unfortunately, Patterson Park was relatively dead this morning. From
7:30-11:30am, I saw about 7 other birders push through and no one caught a
sight or sound of either of the Sedge Wrens reported yesterday.

Of the amazing distribution of birds seen in the last few days, only a
Common Yellowthroat, a Nashville Warbler, a handful of Bobolinks, and an
Orchard Oriole remained. Small groups of interesting regulars persisted: 5
Black-crowned Night Herons, small number of Swamp, Song, and Chipping
Sparrows, and two Green Herons.

And I went this morning with such high hopes...

On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Cavigelli, Michel <
> wrote:

> Patterson Park is amazing.  I was there for a little more than 1 hour on
> Thursday morning (May 6) and was rewarded with a pretty good view of the
> sedge wren, a life bird for me.  However, it was never singing.  I also had
> a 3 wren day but my 3rd wren was a house wren rather a winter wren.  The
> marsh wren sat at the bottom of a bush in the open--probably the least shy
> marsh wren I have ever seen.   The place was alive with activity.  Other
> highlights include a Louisiana waterthrush, close looks at 3 black-crowned
> night herons and a green heron on the trees in the pond, lots of
> yellowthroats, two white-crowned sparrows, and a yellow-billed cuckoo.
> Thanks for the heads up about the sedge wren!
>
> Michel Cavigelli
> Greenbelt
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding on behalf of David Yeany II
> Sent: Fri 5/8/2009 8:58 PM
> To: 
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Sedge Wren, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Wilson's Warbler, Lots
> of Migrants - Patterson Park, Baltimore
>
> 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
> --
> David Yeany II, M.S.
> IBA Program Assistant
> Audubon MD-DC
> 109.5 Pennsylvania Ave.
> Cumberland, MD 21502
> Phone: 814-221-4361
> Email: 
>



-- 
Alex Baish
Ijamsville, MD (home)
Baltimore, MD (work/school)