I was there with a friend and we saw Wallace part of the time this morning.  Wallace mentioned he has no computer at the moment and asked if I could post.  There was a lot of singing early, and for about an hour we had a good amount of bird activity considering the low temps (45-47 degrees).   Nothing unexpected was found, but we had 47 spp. including a nice view of a Barred Owl; 7 warbler sp; plus 5 woodpecker and 5 sparrow sp., 3 thrushes, and 2 each of flycatchers, vireos, and orioles.  Low diversity overall, but somewhat birdier than expected given a total lack of insect activity.  Between the Ridge and Maintenance Yard, we had Northern Parula 4, Yellow-rumped W 26, Pine W 1, Yellow Palm 4, B&W W 1, and C Yellowthroat 1.  One each of BH Vireo, Yellow-throated V, Baltimore O and Orchard O.  We saw no noteworthy fly-overs.  There were many Goldfinches (50+), which were very actively feeding on seeds and singing.

Better luck tomorrow when the temps are milder?

Jeff Shenot
Croom MD

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