Hi all --

Things started out slowly at Wheaton Regional Park (Mont. Co.) today but 
soon livened up! Highlights were a COMMON LOON in full breeding 
plumage  on Pine Lake, an AMERICAN KESTREL (unusual here) and 
multiple FOY PINE & PALM WARBLERS, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER 
and other goodies. The warblers were all together in a mixed flock which 
also contained kinglets of both species, Brown Creepers, tits and a 
probable Red-breasted Nuthatch seen in distant flight & which darted 
away before allowing a good look. The Palms were feeding on the ground 
and many (all bright yellow birds) were singing. Tree Swallows are back 
at the lake, Phoebes are carrying nesting material, scores of Robins 
singing everywhere and all in all, a very nice early spring day!

Species seen (47):

COMMON LOON - 1 (summer plumage)
Great Blue Heron - 1
Canada Goose - 18
Mallard - 6
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1
AMERICAN KESTREL - 1 (female)
Mourning Dove - 6
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Northern Flicker - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodwecker - 1
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - 2
Eastern Phoebe - 2 (one carrying nesting material)
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 4-5
Fish Crow - 3
Crow spp. -- 10+
Tree Swallow - 5
Tufted Tit - 6
Carolina Chickadee - 8
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Red-Breasted Nuthatch - 1 (probable)
Brown Creeper - 2
Carolina Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 6
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER - 2, FOY 
Eastern Bluebird - 4
American Robin - 150+
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 10
PINE WARBLER - 2 (male) FOY
PALM WARBLER - 10 yellow, FOY
Field Sparrow - 6
Chipping Sparrow - 14
Fox Sparrow - 2
Song Sparrow - 10
White-throated Sparrow - 2 (numbers of this species and next have 
dropped significantly in last few days)
Slate-colored Junco - 3
Northern Cardinal - 8
Red-winged Blackbird - 4 (all males)
Common Grackle - 10-12
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
House Finch - 3
American Goldfinch - 5
House Sparrow - 10-12

Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD










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