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Re: Cape May Warbler & Rose-breasted Grosbeak PS

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Leslie Starr

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Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:28:45 EDT

Our group split up from Fred's after the morning (bird) rush hour, and we  
later saw a couple of SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, a VEERY, and a close-up  
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER.
 
Leslie Starr
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Baltimore
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/11/2010 1:40:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
 writes:

I birded  at Governors Bridge Natural Area this morning along with a large 
group of  other folks.  It was very active, particularly in the scrubby area 
and  tree lines near the fence at Governor Bridge Road.  There was a nice  
variety of warblers, including an adult Cape May Warbler feeding very low in 
 some locust trees and low shrubs, apparently oblivious to the group 
watching  nearby.  Other warblers seen and heard included Ovenbirds, Northern  
Parula, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, several Nashville  
Warblers, Black-throated Green Warbler, Magnolia Warblers, Black and White  
Warblers, Canada Warbler, and a Redstart.

Other birds included a  Scarlet Tanager, many Catbirds and Red-eyed Vireo, 
White-eyed Vireo, and  several of the regular woodpecker species.  Before I 
left, I birded the  scrubby area a little closer to the river along a mostly 
overgrown path, and  got great views of a 1st fall male Rose-breasted 
Grosbeak.  I believe  that this bird may have been spotted by others earlier in 
the morning before I  arrived.  These are the highlights of what I saw, 
others in the group  undoubtedly saw other birds in addition to these.  It was a 
great morning  to be out.

Fred Shaffer

Crofton, Anne  Arundel