The best birds at Oxbow Lake yesterday and today have been CANADA, BLACKPOLL, CHEST-NUT SIDED WARBLERS. They are right along Oxbow Place and at eye-level a lot of the time. Just park at the entrance, and listen.

Location:     Oxbow Lake
Observation date:     5/18/09
Notes:     Jay Sheppard reports a CANADA WARBLER on Oxbow Place at the 2nd speed hump. This general location also had Blackpoll and Chestnut-sided warblers late yesterday afternoon.
Number of species:     5

Chimney Swift     100
Tree Swallow     75
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     20
Barn Swallow     50
Canada Warbler     1

Location:     Oxbow Lake
Observation date:     5/17/09
Notes:     Jay spotted the Pied-bill Grebe twice while we were down at the Oxbow. The warblers were easy to see right along Oxbow Place.
Number of species:     41

Canada Goose     11
Wood Duck     3
Pied-billed Grebe     1
Great Blue Heron     9
Green Heron     6
Turkey Vulture     4
Osprey     2
Bald Eagle     1
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Greater Yellowlegs     1
Chimney Swift     50
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Eastern Wood-Pewee     2
Great Crested Flycatcher     2
Eastern Kingbird     3
Red-eyed Vireo     2
Blue Jay     2
American Crow     2
Fish Crow     2
Tree Swallow     50
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2
Barn Swallow     25
Carolina Chickadee     6
Tufted Titmouse     2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
American Robin     9
Gray Catbird     4
European Starling     4
Cedar Waxwing     15
Chestnut-sided Warbler     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     1
Blackpoll Warbler     5
American Redstart     1
Common Yellowthroat     2
Northern Cardinal     2
Red-winged Blackbird     15
Common Grackle (Purple)     5
Baltimore Oriole     3
House Sparrow     4

Location:     Oxbow Lake
Observation date:     5/16/09
Notes:     Winger West, Dave Brenneman and I spent some time at the Oxbow late Saturday evening.
Number of species:     26

Canada Goose     5
Wood Duck     3
Wild Turkey     1
Great Blue Heron     4
Green Heron     3
Bald Eagle     1
Chimney Swift     15
Belted Kingfisher     2
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Eastern Wood-Pewee     1
Great Crested Flycatcher     1
Eastern Kingbird     2
Red-eyed Vireo     2
Blue Jay     2
Tree Swallow     15
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2
Barn Swallow     10
Carolina Chickadee     2
Carolina Wren     1
Wood Thrush     1
American Robin     5
Gray Catbird     2
Northern Cardinal     2
Red-winged Blackbird     15
Common Grackle (Purple)     3
Baltimore Oriole     1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD