Hi Everyone,

I joined Hans and Angela Holbrook for a morning hike at Governor Bridge Natural Area that turned into over seven hours of birding. We found many mixed flocks, but most of the species remained consistent between groups. The standouts among these were four CAPE MAY WARBLERs, TENNESSEE WARBLER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. At one P.G. location, Hans found our prize sighting of the day, a GROUND SKINK, a long-awaited first for us. 

Below is the abridged list for the day. 
Photos at http://www.billhubick.com/new_set.html

Canada Goose--48 (including 7 very high-flying, southbound birds)
Mallard--3
Great Blue Heron--1
Black Vulture--2
Turkey Vulture--4
Osprey--1
Bald Eagle--1
Sharp-shinned Hawk--1
Red-shouldered Hawk--1
Broad-winged Hawk--18
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern)--1
Laughing Gull--7
Yellow-billed Cuckoo--2
Belted Kingfisher--3
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER--1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)--9
Eastern Wood-Pewee--4
Acadian Flycatcher--2
Eastern Phoebe--4
Great Crested Flycatcher--1
White-eyed Vireo--7
Yellow-throated Vireo--1
Red-eyed Vireo--8
House Wren--3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet--6
Eastern Bluebird--2
Swainson's Thrush--3
Wood Thrush--3
Gray Catbird--18
Brown Thrasher--4
Cedar Waxwing--3
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER--1
TENNESSEE WARBLER--1
Northern Parula--13
Chestnut-sided Warbler--6
Magnolia Warbler--8
CAPE MAY WARBLER--4
Black-throated Blue Warbler--1
Black-throated Green Warbler--3
Blackpoll Warbler--1
Black-and-white Warbler--16
American Redstart--8
Ovenbird--5
Common Yellowthroat--12
Scarlet Tanager--1
Eastern Towhee--1
Chipping Sparrow--2
Song Sparrow--1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak--2
Blue Grosbeak--4
Indigo Bunting--17
Bobolink--1

Selected non-avian: Northern Water Snake, Northern Cricket Frogs, Spring Peepers, Cope's Gray Treefrogs; Red-spotted Admiral (8), Tiger Swallowtail (2; 1 black form), Viceroy (2), Eastern Comma (4), Great Spangled Fritillary (1), Eastern Tailed Blue, Sachem (200), Checkered Skipper (1), Fiery Skipper; White-faced Meadowhawk (1; lifer for me), Blue-faced Meadowhawk (8), Common Pondhawk, Common Green Darner. 

Good birding!

Bill

Bill Hubick
Pasadena, Maryland

http://www.billhubick.com