MD Osprey:

Some of you may know that I canvassing historical PWRC records that 
were retrieved from deep storage last year, primarily to locate 
detailed write-ups of any MD/DC Records Committee "reviewable" 
sightings. In the process of reviewing these records, however, I have 
run across some very interesting material, such as the following ...

The checklist, below, is from an April 1946 C&O Towpath bird walk, 
led by none other than Roger Tory Peterson. Note that there were 70 
people in tow (no pun intended, well, ... maybe so). I also found 
another RTP bird walk checklist from Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens on 28 
May 1944 ("last walk of the season"), with an attendance of ... are 
you ready? ... 165 people!!! Yikes!

Enjoy ...

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A Check List of Birds Regularly Seen in the National Capital Parks, 
Washington, DC

C&O Canal Towpath
April 21, 1946 (Easter)
Sycamore Island & upstream to Cabin John Run
Clear, calm, warm
Number of species: 43
Number of people: 70

Leaders:
         Roger Tory Peterson, assisted by:
                 Donald Edward McHenry
                 Dr. E.G. Davis
                 R. Barth

This list is arranged alphabetically for the convenience of amateur 
bird students. Resident birds are indicated in CAPITAL LETTERS. Birds 
nesting in the vicinity are shown by a number after the name which 
indicates the month of the beginning of the nesting season. Ex. 
Indigo Bunting-5 means that this bird starts nesting in May.

[PCD: This pre-printed, folded checklist includes columns for "Date 
Seen" as well as 13 distributional columns that show whether this 
species is present during the following:

         WINTER
         SPRING
                 March
                 April
                 May
         SUMMER
                 June
                 July
         AUTUMN
                 Aug 1-15
                 Aug 15-Sep 30
                 Oct
                 Nov]

BIRDS: [Note: numbers of birds seen was not indicated. PCD]

BLUEBIRD-4
CARDINAL-4
CHICKADEE, CAROLINA-4
Cowbird-5
CROW, COMMON-4
DOVE, MOURNING-4
Duck, Blue-winged Teal
Duck, Lesser Scaup
Duck, Wood-4
EAGLE, BALD-2
Finch, Purple
FLICKER-5
Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray-5
GOLDFINCH-7
GRACKLE, PURPLE-4
HAWK, RED-SHOULDERED-4
JAY, BLUE-4
MOCKINGBIRD-4
NUTHATCH, WHITE-BREASTED-4
Osprey-4
Phoebe-4
Redstart, American-5
Robin, Southern-4
SPARROW, HOUSE-3
SPARROW, SONG-4
Sparrow, White-throated
STARLING-4
Swallow, Tree
Swift, Chimney-6
THRASHER, BROWN-5
TITMOUSE, TUFTED-4
TOWHEE (CHEWINK)-5
Vulture, Black-4
VULTURE, TURKEY-4
Warbler, Black and White-5
Warbler, Myrtle
Warbler, Parula-5
Waterthrush, Louisiana-5
WOODPECKER, DOWNY-5
WOODPECKER, RED-BELLIED-4
Wren, House-5
Wren, Winter
Yellowthroat, Maryland-5



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Phil Davis, Secretary
MD/DC Records Committee
2549 Vale Court
Davidsonville, Maryland  21035     USA
301-261-0184
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MD/DCRC Web site:  http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html
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