I just now received a call from Jim Lemert reporting that he saw a  
Hooded Warbler this morning off the path normally taken from the  
stables to the maintenance yard.  That addition brings the total of  
warblers seen this morning at Rock Creek Park to 21.

Have Fun Birding!

Wallace Kornack
Washington DC
On May 8, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Wallace Kornack wrote:

> An excellent day at Rock Creek Park.... Twenty warblers were seen  
> including a fallout of Black-throated Blues.  Highlights included  
> BREWSTER'S, BAY-BREASTED, CAPE MAY, CANADA, and BLACKBURNIAN  
> WARBLERS plus WARBLING VIREO, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and LINCOLN'S  
> SPARROW.  All birds seen or heard are listed by location as follows:
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> ----Equitation Field and Ridge
> BAY-BREASTED WARBLER	FOY  (Ryan)
> CAPE MAY WARBLER		(Ryan)
> Chestnut-sided Warbler
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 	10+
> Black-throated Green Warbler
> Magnolia Warbler 		2
> Northern Parula
> Ovenbird		5
> Blackpoll Warbler		8
> Yellow-rumped Warbler	many
> Nashville Warbler		heard
> Black-and-white Warbler
> American Redstart
> BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
> WARBLING VIREO  		FOY  (Ryan)
> Red-eyed Vireo		5+
> Scarlet Tanager		2
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak
> Baltimore Oriole		3
> Eastern Kingbird  	fly over  (Barry)
> Solitary Sandpiper	fly over  (Barry)
> Common Loon		fly over
> Swainson's Thrush
> Eastern Wood-Pewee
> Pileated Woodpecker
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> ----Stables
> Blackpoll Warbler 		heard
> CAPE MAY WARBLER
> Nashville Warbler 		heard	
> Cedar Waxwing		flock fly over
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> ----Maintenance Yard Parking Lot and Fence Line
> Blue-winged Warbler		2
> Black-and-white Warbler		5
> Black-throated Blue Warbler	6+
> Yellow Warbler		
> Common Yellowthroat			2
> Magnolia Warbler		
> Ovenbird		2
> Northern Parula 		
> American Redstart  	2
> Yellow-rumped Warbler		10+
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKER     	fly over   (Gail)
> Yellow-throated Vireo
> Red-eyed Vireo		5+
> LINCOLN SPARROW 		(David A.)
> Cedar Waxwing			flock	 fly over
> Eastern Towhee			4+
> Baltimore Oriole			4
> Scarlet Tanager			7
> White-breasted Nuthatch
> Eastern Phoebe
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> ----Maintenance Yard
> Magnolia Warbler		4
> Blackpoll Warbler 		8
> Black-throated Blue Warbler		10+
> Black-throated Green Warbler		12
> Northern Parula 			4+
> Yellow Warbler
> Palm Warbler			3
> BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER	1-2		(Barry)
> Chestnut-sided Warbler  	4
> Blue-winged Warbler		6
> CAPE MAY WARBLER		heard
> American Redstart		4
> Common Yellowthroat		8
> Yellow-rumped Warbler	10+
> BAY-BREASTED WARBLER		5
> CANADA WARBLER		FOY
> Black-and-whsite Warbler	3
> BREWSTER'S WARBLER   	(Gail)
> Nashville Warbler		(David G.)
> Blue-headed Vireo
> Yellow-throated Vireo
> Red-eyed Vireo			5+
> Ovenbird 		heard
> Veery
> Swainson's Thrush
> Scarlet Tanager		3
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak		3
> House Wren 		2
> Swamp Sparrow		7
> White-throated Sparrow
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet		3
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> Observers:  Gail Mackiernan, Barry Cooper, Derek Richardson, Ryan,  
> Tim, David Apgar, David Gersten, Bill Butler, Ken Berlin, Marjorie  
> Rachlin, Jim Lemert, Sally W.,Susan, Judith, Kathryn, Chip Shipley,  
> Carter Roberts, Betsy Stevens, Tim Houghton, John and several others.
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> Have Fun Birding!
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> Wallace Kornack
> Washington  DC
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