Hey Wallace and the other Rock Creekers,

I did another "circuit" and found a few good things: 2 GRAY-CHEEKED were in the woods on the other side of the Maintenance Bldg from where we were (they were on the side opposite the "fenceline." We've seen Gray-Cs here before. The best part is that one of the Grays was constantly singing--that amazingly ethereal song = transporting. Maybe I like it best b/c I dont' hear it that much. In the same area: 2 WORM-EATING warblers. I first saw them around the place where a trail goes to the right--they were at the dip, the low point; then they flew right, toward where a Gray-C was singing. The Worms were not singing. Of course if they sing, that makes it easy, but recall that they like to stay low. 

Behind the Ridge in the woods, where the road goes downhill, I heard an Acadian.

Lots of fun birding with the group today--a nice show that Wallace runs!

Tim

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From: Maryland Birds & Birding [] On Behalf Of Wallace Kornack []
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 12:28 PM
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Subject: [MDOSPREY] Rock Creek Park, Wednesday, 5/12

This morning (5/12) at Rock Creek Park....   Highlights: CAPE MAY WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, LINCOLN SPARROW and LEAST FLYCATCHER.

14 Warblers:  Black-throated Blue, Yellow-rumped, Blackpoll, Northern Parula, Black-and-white, Magnolia, American Redstart, Cape May, Black-throated Green, Ovenbird (H), Hooded, Blackburnian, Yellow, Common Yellowthroat

----Equitation Field
Black-throated Blue Warbler     3
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler     2
Northern Parula      3
Black-and-white Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Red-eyed Vireo     7+
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO     (Sally)
Cooper's Hawk     (Dave)
Cedar Waxwing      2 flocks
Scarlet Tanager
Baltimore Oriole     2
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     many
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
Chipping Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird

----Ridge
American Redstart     2
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Northern Parula     2
CAPE MAY     1 heard 1 seen   (Dave+)
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler     2
Magnolia Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler     2
HOODED WARBLER    FOY  (Tim)
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER     heard
Worm-eating Warbler     heard
Blackpoll Warbler
Red-eyed Vireo
LEAST FLYCATCHER     FOY (Tim, Gary A.)
Scarlet Tanager     3
Baltimore Oriole
Tufted Titmouse
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

----Maintenance Yard Parking Lot
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Ovenbird (H)
Baltimore Oriole
Northern Cardinal      2

----Fence Line
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO

----Maintenance Yard
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER     FOY  (Sally)
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
LINCOLN SPARROW     FOY (Sally)
Great Crested Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher     heard
Scarlet Tanager     (H)
Cedar Waxwing      flock
Indigo Bunting

----Nature Center
Black-throated Blue Warbler     2
Chestnut-sided Warbler     2
Northern Parula
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER     (Gary A.)
YELLOW WARBLER
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Common Yellowthroat      heard
Swainson's Thrush     4
VEERY     (Sharon)
Baltimore Oriole     3

Observers:  Tim Houghton, Bill Butler, Gary Nelson, Dave Bolton, Wendy Paulson, Henry Paulson, Ken Berlin, Gary Allport, Gary Nelson, Mardi Hastings, Jessica Mahnke, Mark Mahnke, Betsy Stephens, Marge Rachlin, Hugh Omalley, Sharon Forsyth

Have Fun Birding!

Wallace Kornack
Washington DC