Hey everyone-

Proving once again that some of the best birding is in your own backyard, I had a nice day in the rain at Cromwell today.  Arriving at 1:00pm with my dad (with me and my learner's permit in the driver's seat :) ), I was not expecting much, and for the first 45 minutes, there wasn't much. However, as I walked west along the Sherwood Farm trail, I ran into a nice group of migrants, with good numbers and good diversity.  The definite highlight was a bright yellow-bellied PHILADELPHIA VIREO (MD State Bird #299) that was associating with Warbling Vireos, Red-Eyed Vireos, and Magnolia Warblers.  Other birds of interest included Least Flycatcher (near the Hawkwatch) and Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Sherwood Farm trail).

Location:     Cromwell Valley Park
Observation date:     9/12/09
Number of species:     38

Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Mourning Dove     8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo     1
Chimney Swift     6
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Hairy Woodpecker     2
Northern Flicker     2
Eastern Wood-Pewee     3
Acadian Flycatcher     1
Least Flycatcher     1
Eastern Phoebe     2
Great Crested Flycatcher     1
Warbling Vireo     1
Philadelphia Vireo     1
Red-eyed Vireo     2
Blue Jay     11
American Crow     2
Carolina Chickadee     4
Tufted Titmouse     2
Carolina Wren     1
House Wren     3
Eastern Bluebird     12
American Robin     56
Gray Catbird     5
Northern Mockingbird     5
Brown Thrasher     1
European Starling     16
Magnolia Warbler     3
Black-throated Green Warbler     1
Black-and-white Warbler     1
American Redstart     2
Ovenbird     1
Scarlet Tanager     1
Chipping Sparrow     32
Northern Cardinal     6
House Finch     6

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

Good Birding,

Nico Sarbanes
Baltimore