Just a quick retraction:

This morning's Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and Empidonax sp. will now be
moved over to the Eastern Wood Pewee column.

Best,

Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD


On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Dan Haas <> wrote:
> First off, a huge congratulations to Jim and Colleen Brighton on their
> wedding yesterday in Oxford.  My band and I were honored to be the
> reception music for Jim and his bride. And all of course, it was great
> to see all of those Maryland birders someplace where there the only
> rarity was a 'Bow-tied Brighton'.  It was my first sighting of one in
> the state.
>
> This morning, Warren & Lisa Strobel (AKA The Bird Couple) joined my
> wife Emery and I, and two other ladies at the Bacon Ridge Branch for a
> Bio Blitz.  Details about the area and the blitz can be found here:
> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2010/09/19-20/Bio-blitz-documents-Greenways-flora-fauna.html
>
> It was wonderful. 12 species of warbler, including CONNECTICUT.  FOS
> Ruby-crowns and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER.  This area of Anne
> Arundel is not accessible (yet) to the general public, so the chance
> to bird it was welcome.  Here is the list:
>
> Location:     Bacon Ridge Branch / Crownsville
> Observation date:     9/19/10
> Number of species:     52
>
> Wood Duck     15
> Black Vulture     1
> Turkey Vulture     2
> Bald Eagle     2
> Red-shouldered Hawk     1
> Rock Pigeon     27
> Mourning Dove     2
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo     2
> Barred Owl     2
> Chimney Swift     3
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird     3  (one hummer had an oversized white
> area on it's forehead)
> Belted Kingfisher     1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker     10
> Downy Woodpecker     11
> Hairy Woodpecker     5
> Northern Flicker     5
> Pileated Woodpecker     2
> Eastern Wood-Pewee     6
> YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER     1
> Empidonax sp.     1 (probable Alder.  Have photos if interested.)
> Eastern Phoebe     2
> White-eyed Vireo     4
> Red-eyed Vireo     4
> Blue Jay     34
> Carolina Chickadee     24
> Tufted Titmouse     18
> White-breasted Nuthatch     6
> Carolina Wren     9
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
> RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET     3
> Eastern Bluebird     5
> VEERY     1
> American Robin     2
> Gray Catbird     4
> NASHVILLE WARBLER     1
> Northern Parula     7
> Chestnut-sided Warbler     3
> Magnolia Warbler     9
> BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER     3
> Black-and-white Warbler     4
> American Redstart     16
> Ovenbird     2
> CONNECTICUT WARBLER     1  (photos here:
> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116431233217&ref=nf)
> Common Yellowthroat     7
> CANADA WARBLER     1
> Eastern Towhee     1
> Chipping Sparrow     3
> Scarlet Tanager     1
> Northern Cardinal     20
> ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK     1  (heard only)
> Indigo Bunting     2
> Common Grackle     31
> American Goldfinch     9
>
> To access the property, one must park in the old Crownsville Mental
> Hospital.  I am told that is where they kept birders who went crazy
> looking for Connecticut Warblers, but I could be wrong on that...
>
> Location:     Crownsville Containment Ponds
> Observation date:     9/19/10
> Number of species:     15
>
> Canada Goose     39
> Wood Duck     1
> Mallard     23
> GREEN-WINGED TEAL     1
> Cattle Egret     1
> Black Vulture     8
> Turkey Vulture     7
> Killdeer     5
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo     1
> Chimney Swift     75 (conservative estimate)
> Eastern Phoebe     1
> BARN SWALLOW     1
> American Robin     4
> Northern Mockingbird     5
> PALM WARBLER     2
>
> These reports were generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
>
> Good Birding,
>
> Dan Haas
> West Annapolis, MD
> 
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