Hi all --

When the rain stopped and it brightened up a bit in late morning we went
over to Brookside Gardens and Wheaton Regional Park to see what might be
about. Still large numbers of Catbirds, Robins and Jays -- though perhaps
not as many as in the past week -- with fewer Flickers and no apparent
non-robin thrushes. However, the bright YELLOW-BELLLIED FLYCATCHER is still
at the Gardens and still frequenting the Viburnum collection; we had great
close and eye-level views of this little gem.

We would also have had a great time with warblers IF we had actually been
able to come to grips with a large mixed flock which contained (by our
estimate) at least 20-25 warblers which were accompanying Chickadees and
Tits -- this noisy group flew above us in Wheaton Park, near Pine Lake, from
one dark 40' treetop to another, rapidly disappearing into the foliage and
then fading away into the woods! Very frustrating. We did ID a few as they
lingered briefly on outer branches before flitting away. The back side of
the lake also held a small flock and there were scattered birds in the
Gardens.

Birds of Interest:

Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1, at Jewelweed
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER - 1
Black-and-White Warbler - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1
Magnolia Warbler - 3
Northern Parula - 1
Redstart - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 12!
unidentified flying warbler-like objects - 20
Gray Catbird - 30+
Brown Thrasher - 2
House Wren - 4

Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD