This morning I led an Audubon Naturalist Society bird walk at Rock  
Creek Park, hoping that the bright, clear morning would provide a show  
of migrating warblers and other passerines like that seen the two  
previous days.  The tour covered the Ridge, Equitation Field,  
Maintenance Yard, and the Nature Center.

The greatly anticipated migrants simply did not turn up for us.   
Initially, the group heard a Baltimore Oriole, Eastern Wood-Pewee, and  
Carolina Wren at Picnic Area 18 (Ridge).  Chimney Swifts and Common  
Grackles flew over and a Downy Woodpecker and House Wren were seen.   
The Equitation Field yielded only an American Goldfinch.  On the path  
to the Maintenance Yard, we were entertained by two Eastern Towhees.

By the time we got to the Yard all bird activity had essentially  
ceased.  We only saw a Baltimore Oriole and a Magnolia Warbler.  Bill  
Butler reported that he and others had earlier seen two Blue-winged  
Warblers, two Chestnut-sided Warblers, a Blackburnian Warbler, a  
Magnolia Warbler and a collection of other birds including Baltimore  
Oriole, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Ruby-throated Hummingbird,  
Eastern Wood-Pewee, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-bellied Woodpecker and  
Carolina Wren.  Thus, I once again experienced the importance of  
location and timing.

Observers:  Mary Rojas, Fred and Marian Rondon, Jay Resnik, Hanna  
Weissberger, Linda Kaeskser, Glen Richardson, Elisa Glassman, Bill  
Butler

Have Fun Birding!

Wallace Kornack
Washington DC