I saw and heard a House Wren at Hughes Hollow, Montgomery County, 
this morning, April 10, on the trail to the west of the second 
pond.  Although this is my personal earliest House Wren in Montgomery 
County by about 3 days, it is by no means the earliest record for the 
County, which is probably nearer the beginning of March.  (Thomas 
Ostrowski had one at Violette's Lock on March 4, 2009, according to 
eBird.)  This species is of course occasional in winter in Maryland 
and the earliest date in the eBird records is for the one that Bob 
Ringler had on January 1, 2000 in Worcester County.

Mike Bowen
Montgomery Bird Club

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