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Governor Bridge, 9/2: Golden-winged Warbler and Olive-sided Flycatcher

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Robert Ostrowski

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Robert Ostrowski

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Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:43:03 -0400

  After work this evening I went back to Governor Bridge to relocate the 
Connecticut Warbler I had found the day before. I was later joined by 
Jeff Shenot. Shortly before he arrived, I found an OLIVE-SIDED 
FLYCATCHER perched atop the tall snag near the canoe launch - the very 
same tree this species has visited for at least the last three years, as 
this species as a whole is wont to do. Despite coming back to the tree a 
few more times throughout the evening, we never saw it again.

No luck on relocating the Connecticut Warbler, but we did find a 
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER just before nightfall. Hard to say if it's the 
same bird that Jim Stasz et al found earlier in the day, but an awesome 
bird nonetheless. Jeff first got on the bird flocking with a few other 
warblers near the river, next to the canoe launch. The bird posed for 
around 20 seconds in a mid-sized leafless tree allowing for some quick 
photos as darkness was rapidly approaching.

Location:     Governor Bridge Natural Area
Observation date:     9/2/10
Notes:     Returned to the park to relocate the Connecticut Warbler I had found yesterday. Later joined by Jeff Shenot.
Number of species:     39

Mourning Dove     10
Chimney Swift     34
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     3
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Downy Woodpecker     2
Hairy Woodpecker     2
Northern Flicker     1
Pileated Woodpecker     1
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER     1     *Rare. Shortly before Jeff arrived, I spotted an Olive-sided Flycatcher perched in a tall snag near the canoe launch - the preferred tree by this species. This tree has hosted an Olive-sided Flycatcher for at least the last three consecutive years.http://www.flickr.com/photos/35144142@N04/4952892100/
Eastern Wood-Pewee     1
Eastern Phoebe     1
White-eyed Vireo     2
Yellow-throated Vireo     1
Red-eyed Vireo     1
Blue Jay     2
American Crow     1
Carolina Chickadee     8
Tufted Titmouse     4
Carolina Wren     2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     3
Veery     2
American Robin     6
Gray Catbird     4
Northern Mockingbird     2
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER     1     **Rare. Possibly the same bird that Jim Stasz et al found earlier in the day, about 50 yards away from where this bird was seen. Posed for 20 seconds in a leafless tree near the canoe launch. Seen just before nightfall in a mixed warbler flock. Only the 2nd or 3rd record from the county in the last several years, to my knowledge.http://www.flickr.com/photos/35144142@N04/4952892118/
Northern Parula     2
Chestnut-sided Warbler     3
Magnolia Warbler     2
Black-and-white Warbler     1
American Redstart     1
Prothonotary Warbler     1
Northern Waterthrush     1
Common Yellowthroat     3
Eastern Towhee     1
Northern Cardinal     5
Blue Grosbeak     1
Indigo Bunting     6
Common Grackle     4
American Goldfinch     5

Robert Ostrowski
Crofton, MD