A fine morning (9/19) at Rock Creek Park--- The most interesting bird  
was a SUMMER TANAGER. There were 15 warbler species. These and other  
noteworthy birds are highlighted below.

------Ridge
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER      1
TENNESSEE  WARBLER    8
BLACKPOLL WARBLER      1
CAPE MAY WARBLER      6
American Redstart      8+
Black-and-white Warbler      15
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER      4
Black-throated Blue Warbler      2
Northern Parula      3
Chestnut-sided Warbler      8
Common Yellowthroat
Magnolia Warbler      1
YELLOW WARBLER      1
Red-eyed Vireo      4+
Rose-breasted Grosbeak      3
Scarlet Tanager      2
Great Crested Flycatcher      1
Great Blue Heron      1 fly by
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO      1 (Dave)
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER       1 fly by (Paul P.)
Downy Woodpecker      1
Hairy Woodpecker      1
American Crow      15+  fly by
House Wren      1
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET      1 FOS

------Yard Parking Lot
SUMMER TANAGER      1 FOS
(Gary A.)
Scarlet Tanager      3-4
Wood Thrush      1
Brown Thrasher      1
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER      1 FOS ugh

------Fence Line
Black-throated Blue Warbler     1

------Maintenance Yard
*Northern Parula      1
*Black-and-white Warbler      1
Ovenbird      1
NASHVILLE WARBLER      1
*Chestnut-sided Warbler      1
Magnolia Warbler      1
PHILADELPHIA VIREO      1 (Paul P.)
BLUE-HEADED VIREO      1  FOS (Dave)
*Red-eyed Vireo      15+
Scarlet Tanager      3
*LEAST FLYCATCHER      1 (Gary A.)
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER      1 (Barry)
Great Crested Flycatcher       1
BROAD-WINGED HAWK      1 FOS (Gail, Barry)
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK      1 (Gail)
Red-tailed Hawk      1
*Swainson's Thrush      1
Veery      1
*Brown Thrasher      1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak      4
House Wren      2
       * asterisk denotes birds reported earlier by Garry Allport

------Stables Area  (Gail, Barry, Bill, Dan)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak      1
American Redstart      1
Carolina Chickadee     1
House Sparrow      12+

------Dog Run (Sally, Jim, Dan, Gail, Barry, Bill, Alisa, Mike, Knut)
Black-throated Blue Warbler      2
Common Yellowthroat      1
Red-shouldered Hawk      1 heard
Veery      1
Baltimore Oriole      1
Blue Jay      1
Song Sparrow      1
Northern Cardinal      2

Observers:  Dave Bolton, Paul Pisano, Paul DeAnna, Gary Allport, Gary  
Ender, Barry Cooper, Gail Mackiernan, Wendy Paulson, Dan Eberly, Jim  
Lemert, Sally, Rodger Poore, Elda Banks, Alisa Glassman, Knut, Mike  
Mangiararcina, John Stinson, Charles Hopkins

Have Fun Birding!

Wallace Kornack
Washington DC