Yesterday evening I got out of my car to the sound of Chimney Swifts overhead; and this morning  I left the house to the sound of a House Wren calling.  

Last Sunday Paul and I spent about two hours in Leakin Park, Baltimore City, and saw our FOY  Black and White Warbler & heard our  FOY Northern Parula.  A Louisiana Waterthrush was still vocalizing by Hutton Avenue.    There were Blue-gray Gnatcatchers in abundance.    Sightings included two flyover Bald Eagles and a vocalizing RUSTY BLACKBIRD.    A couple of Black Vultures were resting in trees, which was pleasant.  We saw four  in the trees earlier this month.   Typically we just have flyovers. 

We took a short trip over to Cooks Lane to check on the Yellow-crowned Night Herons.  We counted 10 nests and I believe saw 12 birds (Paul has seen as many as 18 at the sight).   Every nest had a heron either on or near it.     We parked in a space across the stream from the Millstream Inn.  Someone had dumped some trash, including a very fragrant bag covered with maggots and beetles.  Distracting! 


Elise Kreiss
Baltimore City
Near Leakin Park

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