There was at least one, and maybe two, Orange-crowned Warblers at 
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, DC, at around 11:00 a.m. this morning, 
1/9.  The bird(s) were seen in the immediate vicinity of the first 
(2-level) overlook platform off to the left of the marsh boardwalk 
trail.  One was working the tops of cat-tails in the marsh, while the 
other (if indeed a different bird) came in to a small tree with 
chickadees to check out my screech-owl whistle.

The reason I believe there could have been two birds is that the one 
in the marsh had visible but diffuse streaking on the breast and 
sides, while the one with the chickadees had very little streaking. 
Otherwise, the birds were plumaged alike -- grey head contrasting 
with grey-green back, indistinct eye ring and dark eyeline, and quite 
bright greenish-yellow breast and belly (brighter in color than I 
normally associate with race lutescens, which is the usual race here 
in the winter).  Perhaps the difference in streaking was just a trick 
of the light, so possibly there was just one bird.

In any event, this was my 7th Orange-Crowned Warbler record for DC 
and the first since this exact same date in 2010 (that bird was in 
Anacostia Park).

Mike Bowen
Montgomery Bird Club
Bethesda, MD

D.H. Michael Bowen
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Bethesda, MD  20817
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