I led five folks today for the C&O Canal Association, we went upstream from Riley's Lock.  Highlights were a Mute Swan, Yellow-throated Vireo, and Brown Creeper.

0730-1100

x  	Canada Goose
1 	Mute Swan
  		On the far side of the Potomac, clearly showed a tail, could only have been a Mute.
2 	Great Blue Heron
5 	Great Egret
x 	Turkey Vulture
1 	Osprey
2 	Red-shouldered Hawk
1 	Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern)
x 	Chimney Swift
  		They appeared to be quite abundant, several dozen, but did not manage a count.
1 	Belted Kingfisher
x 	Red-bellied Woodpecker
x 	Downy Woodpecker
x 	Hairy Woodpecker
x 	Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
2 	Pileated Woodpecker
3 	Eastern Phoebe
1 	Yellow-throated Vireo
  		Singing, burry vireo song.
x 	Blue Jay
  		Big migratory push, they were moving upstream at treetop level. Did not manage a count, but probably several hundred.
x 	American Crow
x 	Fish Crow
x 	Carolina Chickadee
x 	Tufted Titmouse
x 	White-breasted Nuthatch
1 	Brown Creeper
  		Seen and heard calling. Seems early.
x 	Carolina Wren
1 	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  		One seen.
x 	American Robin
x 	Gray Catbird
x 	European Starling
x 	Cedar Waxwing
1 	Northern Parula
3 	Black-throated Green Warbler
x 	Northern Cardinal
1 	Rose-breasted Grosbeak
x 	American Goldfinch

Kurt Schwarz
HowCo
goawaybird at verizon dot net.