Hi all,

   Took a nice walk up the hiker-biker trail at Aspen Hill yesterday. Below is a list of
seen/heard birds.  Surprisingly, I found several dead toads on the bike path.  I guess they don't move fast enough for bikes....

Northern Parula Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow throated Vireo
Eastern Wood Peewee
Red shouldered hawk
Turkey Vultures (several catching a thermal)
Morning Dove
Acadian Flycatcher
Common Crows (back in woods with noisy young)
Great crested Flycatcher (foraging near ground)
Carolina Wren 2-3
Carolina Chickadee (feeding fledged young)
Tufted Titmouse             "" """""""
Northern Flicker
Red bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue gray Gnatcatcher
American Goldfinch
Northern Cardinal
American Robin
White brs Nuthatch
Purple Grackle    (feeding & being chased by hungry youngsters)
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red eyed Vireo
Eastern Phoebe

D.Ford/Bethesda, Md