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Re: Upper Watts Branch Park for 5/15, Olive-sided FC

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Andy Martin

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Andy Martin

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Sat, 15 May 2010 12:30:00 -0400

On 5/15/2010 12:28 PM, Andy Martin wrote:
> Bob Cantilli and I went down to abandoned beaver dam area after 
> splitting up from Lydia, Linda, Pat and Paul. We found an Olive-sided 
> Flycatcher on one of many dead snags. It even sang 3-4 times (1st time 
> hearing one for me). Additional warblers for day's list would be a 
> well seen Canada near gas line cut and 3 Ovenbird. Technically, I will 
> call it an 8 flycatcher morning in the Watt's Branch Watershed with 
> Acadian and Least FC, Eastern Kingbird and Eastern Phoebe in woods at 
> corner of Fordham and Princeton; Olive-sided, Great-crested FC and 
> pewee at old beaverdam area; and a Willow FC on the north side of W. 
> Gude in the Storm water pond area at entrance to King Farm development.
>
> Andy Martin
> Gaithersburg
>
>
> On 5/15/2010 11:56 AM, pobrien776 wrote:
>> Last night brought in a swarm of new birds, although I heard no 
>> thrush flight at 10:45PM.  A small crowd of birders was blown in as 
>> well: Lydia, Linda, Andy, Bob and Pat.  The birds:
>>
>> Yellow-billed Cuckoo
>> Acadian Flycatcher (silent but green)
>> Least Flycatcher (singing)
>> Eastern Kingbird
>> Yellow-throated Vireo
>> Blue-headed Vireo
>> Red-eyed Vireo 4
>> Swainson's Thrush 3
>> Northern Parula 4
>> Yellow Warbler
>> Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
>> Magnolia Warbler 2
>> Cape May Warbler 2
>> Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
>> Black-throated Green Warbler 2
>> Blackburnian Warbler
>> Bay-breasted Warbler 2
>> Blackpoll Warbler 4
>> Black-and-white Warbler
>> American Redstart 5
>> Common Yellowthroat
>> Wilson's Warbler
>> Scarlet Tanager 2
>> Rose-breasted Grosbeak
>> Baltimore Oriole
>>
>> Yesterday afternoon there was a Canada Warbler along the creek.  The 
>> past week has been quite productive with 19 species of warblers.  
>> There was no sign of yesterday's Mourning Warbler today.
>>
>> Paul O'Brien
>> Rockville, Mont. Co., MD
>>
>