Hi all,

   Based on encouraging reports, I decided to venture out. First I birded near the house, and got a FOY Wood Thrush. Later in the morning I dropped by Hughes Hollow briefly, (no Sora)
but saw a Green Heron and heard a little of an Orchard Orioles song.  But the real delight was stopping by Reilly's Lock and locating the Yellow-throated Warbler. I've not seen them in a while, so it was nice to relearn this bird's strong song from the tops of the Sycamores.
Three Barred Owls also woke up and hooted back in the woods.

Rock Creek Park: Saul Rd- Parkwood Dr.

4 Parula Warblers
1 Wood Thrush
3 Carolina Wrens
4 Blue gray Gnatcatchers
5 Northern Cardinals
10 American Goldfinches
10+ American Robins
1 Pileated Woodpecker
2 Tufted Titmouse
2 Carolina Chickadee
1 White brstd Nuthatch
4 Purple Grackles
4 White throated Sparrows
1 Mallard
1 Bluejay
1 Song Sparrow
1 House Wren
2 House Finch 

Hughes Hollow (brief stop) 1:30-2:00pm
1 Green Heron
1 Great Egret
1 Great Blue Heron
Tree Swallows (everywhere)
1 Orchard Oriole (heard briefly)
1 Cooper's Hawk (on drive in)
2 Eastern Bluebirds
2 Prairie Warblers

Reilly's Lk-C&O canal (didn't have scope to scan river)
1 Yellow-throated Warbler  (showed to Donald Sweig who arrived a few minutes later
4 Fish Crows
4 Blue gray gnatcatchers
5+ American Goldfinches
3 Barred Owl
2 Eastern Bluebirds
Black Vultures
Turkey Vultures

D.Ford/Bethesda, Md