I went to Schoolhouse Pond before work this morning to look for the WE Warbler that Fred found and posted  yesterday, but I had not luck.  This is a great County bird; I have yet to find one in PG!  I had a nice consolation, a Black-billed Cuckoo.  It was seen perched in a tree; I watched it at close range (30-40 feet) for about 6 minutes, and it seemed to be simply resting.  It never vocalized, and never moved except to look around occasionally.

I had 41 species from 6:45-7:40, including 10 warblers.  About half way through my walk, the weather changed very suddenly, from mostly sunny to 100% overcast.  It was strange how quickly it changed, almost ominous, but bird activity was unaffected.  The YT Warbler was easy to find and was singing for much of the time I was there.  Besides the BBCU, other FOS birds included American Redstart (2; both singing), and YB Chat (1, also singing).

Cheers!
Jeff Shenot
Croom MD

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