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Rock Creek Park/Aspen Hill Migrants

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diane Ford

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diane Ford

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Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:48:43 -0700

Hi all,

  I decided to venture on bike up to Aspen Hill thru the park.  Thought birding might be kind of slow, but came across a Cape May Warbler (colorful male) foraging in a dead pine, near Viers Mill Road. Flickers were everywhere, I counted about 20+ as were Robins and Grackles, and Catbirds (many). As noted by others, my hummingbird feeder comsumption has dropped, and hummers gone.
9:30-12:30
Rock Creek Park, Kensington to Aspen Hill

Cape May Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Black thrt Green 1-2
Black thrt Blue 1
Tennessee Warbler 1
Ovenbird 1
Blackburnian 1
Bay breasted Warbler 1
Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Chesnut sided Warbler 2
Great crst Flycatcher 1
Acadian "   " 2
Scarlet Tanager 1 (female)
Brown Thrashers 3
Gray Catbirds 10+
American Goldfinch 5
Northern Flicker (many)
American Robins (many)
Purple Grackles (flock of  20-30 flying)
Cooper's Hawks 3 ( 2 seen chasing Robins)
Red shouldered Hawk 2
Cardinals
Carolina Chickadees
Tufted Titmouse
White brst Nuthatch
Common Crow 
Belted Kingfisher 3

D.Ford/Bethesda, Md