A picture-perfect morning at Rock Creek Park.... Twenty-one warbler
species were seen or heard; highlights include MOURNING (seen by one
birder), TENNESSEE, and WILSON'S WARBLERS. Other noteworthy warblers
were CAPE MAY, NASHVILLE, CANADA, YELLOW, and WORM-EATING. All birds
seen or heard are listed by location as follows:
----Ridge and Equitation Field
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Parula 3
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler many
WILSON'S WARBLER FOY (Dave B.)
American Redstart 3
CAPE MAY WARBLER (Dave B.)
NASHVILLE WARBLER
Ovenbird heard
Louisiana Waterthrush heard
Cedar Waxwing flock
Scarlet Tanager
Baltimore Oriole 4
Red-eyed Vireo many
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
Indigo Bunting
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
----Maintenance Yard Parking Lot
Northern Parula 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler
American Redstart
Yellow-rumped Warbler
CAPE MAY WARBLER
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Baltimore Oriole
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo several
Yellow-throated Vireo heard
----Maintenance Yard
Northern Parula 5
Yellow-throated Warbler ? (David Molton)
American Redstart 2
Magnolia Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 3+
CANADA WARBLER
Black-throated Green Warbler
MOURNING WARBLER (David A.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler
WILSON"S WARBLER (Dave B.)
WORM-EATING WARBLER (Harry)
NASHVILLE WARBLER
TENNESSEE WARBLER (David A.)
Common Merganser 2 fly over
Rose-breasted Grosbeak heard
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
House Wren
----Side Path (Long way around to Nature Center Parking Lot)
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Ovenbird heard
Magnolia Warbler
Acadian Flycatcher heard
White-throated Sparrow
Red-eyed Vireo
---- Nature Center
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Swainson's Thrush
Scarlet Tanager
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
----Dog Run
YELLOW WARBLER (David S.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
Ovenbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Parula
Swainson's Thrush
EASTERN KINGBIRD
Observers: Dave Bolton, David and Julia Apgar, David Spurling, Harry
Gerken, Sandy Farkas, Chip Shipley, Betsy Stevens, Nick
Constantinople, Laura, Rob Hilton, Paul DeAnna, Tom O'Toole, Amie
Donovan, Ed, John, Mike, Susan Volmar, plus many more.
Have Fun Birding!
Wallace Kornack
Washington DC |