Hi all,

  This morning I woke up, dressed hurriedly and went up to Pine Lake hoping to see the Marsh Wren reported by Gail M. yesterday (many thanks! ). I hiked to the lake from the playground parking lot not knowing if it was still around.  I carefully walked from the north side down the trail. In a batch of rushes were plenty of Common Yellowthroats.  I phished once, and up popped the Marsh Wren, who chattered and went back into cover.  I see why you and Barry like this place!  Looked for, but didn't find a Red breasted Nuthatch.
 Black throated Blue Warblers were in the mile-a-minute, and I got good looks at a Nashville Warbler.  The Eastern Phoebes are so lovely.
 Had an appointment, so I birded quickly, but I'm sure others saw more.


Marsh Wren* (new MoCo county bird; hard to find)
Winter Wren  1
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  2
Chipping Sparrow
White throated Sparrow
Eastern Phoebe
Northern Cardinal
Palm Warbler
Blk thrt Blue Warbler (several)
Blk thrt Green Warbler  1
Yellow rumped Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  3
Kinglet -many Golden crowned and some Rubies thrown in.
American Goldfinch
Bluejay
Red shouldered Hawk
Turkey Vulture

D.Ford/Bethesda, Md