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Re: Annapolis' Truxtun Park, Sunday Afternoon

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Dan haas

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Dan haas

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Sun, 10 May 2009 22:17:55 -0400

I forgot to mention:

On Saturday evening, my band and I were playing a wedding in
Washington, DC.  We were at the Sewell House, just a few blocks from
the Capitol building.  Around 8 we took a break and I stepped outside
of the tent and enjoyed a PEENT from a low-flying COMMON NIGHTHAWK.

Best,

Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD


On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Dan haas <> wrote:
> Good evening all,
>
> I didn't get to spend a lot of time birding this weekend, but what
> little time I did have was wonderful.
>
> On my way to the grocery store, I decided to make a quick trip to
> Truxtun Park.  I didn't have my camera with me, and because of that...
> every bird was perching mere feet away from me.  It was as if they
> knew I was camera-less. At one pint, a Black-throated Green perched
> directly above me decided to relieve itself on my arm.  I believe that
> is a bird's way of showing it's affection, no?
>
> Far and away, the best bird was a CHUCK-WILL'S WIDOW that I flushed up
> into a tree.  Chris Murray and I got to observe this bird for some
> time, and thankfully Chris had his camera.  He can tell you more about
> it and post photos.  In any case, we went over to the park tonight to
> confirm.  At 9:20 the bird called one time and one time only.  It's a
> bit of a sketchy park after dusk, so...  we heard and we left.
>
> Here was the list from this afternoon:
>
> Location:     Truxton Park, Annapolis
> Observation date:     5/10/09
>
> Great Blue Heron     1
> Osprey     1
> Mourning Dove     1
> CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW     1
> Chimney Swift     2
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird     2
> Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
> Downy Woodpecker     1
> Great Crested Flycatcher     1
> YELLOW-THROATED VIREO     1 (mobbing the Chuck)
> Red-eyed Vireo     4
> Blue Jay     2
> Fish Crow     1
> Tree Swallow     1
> Carolina Chickadee     2
> Tufted Titmouse     1
> Carolina Wren     1
> House Wren     1
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     5
> SWAINSON'S THRUSH     1  (I heard and Chris saw it a bit later in the same spot)
> American Robin     3
> Gray Catbird     5
> Northern Parula     2
> Yellow Warbler     1
> CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER     2
> MAGNOLIA WARBLER     1  (my visual FoY)
> BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER     2  (male and female)
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     4
> BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER     3  (one kind enough to poop on me)
> Black-and-white Warbler     2
> American Redstart     2
> Ovenbird     2
> Common Yellowthroat     2
> Eastern Towhee     1
> Song Sparrow     1
> Northern Cardinal     5
> Red-winged Blackbird     3
> Common Grackle (Purple)     1
> American Goldfinch     4
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
>
> Good Birding,
>
> Dan Haas
> West Annapolis, MD
> 
>