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MBC Birding by Ear walk on C&O Canal, Mont. Co, 5/6/11

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Jim Nelson

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Jim Nelson

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Sat, 7 May 2011 10:10:07 -0400

Cyndie Loeper and Andy Martin led a group of ten birders on the Montgomery Bird Club’s annual “Birding by Ear Along the C&O Canal” walk on a beautiful Friday morning from Pennyfield Lock heading upriver.  We heard and saw 62 species.  We had nice views of Prothonotary, Black-throated Blue, Yellow-throated, Blackpoll, Yellow-rumped, Northern Parula, and American Redstart in the warblers and heard Black and white, Common Yellowthroat, and Louisiana Waterthrush.  Lots of singing Red-eyed Vireos were joined by a Yellow-throated Vireo.  Flycatchers were well represented with Acadian, Great Crested, Eastern Wood Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, and Eastern Kingbird, There were lots of Cedar Waxwings feeding in the sycamore trees.  A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird gave us great views as she built her nest on a branch hanging well over the Canal.  We had great views of singing Baltimore Orioles and saw Orchard Orioles in both first-year and full adult male plumage.  Scarlet Tanagers sang and gave us great views, and Indigo Buntings were holding forth along the entire length of our walk.  White-throated Sparrows were still around as well.  A Solitary Sandpiper gave brief views in the second impoundment, and we had nice views of a Broad-winged Hawk and a subadult Bald Eagle joining Red-shouldered and Red-tailed Hawks overhead.  Northern Rough-winged Swallows joined the Tree Swallows swooping low over the Canal.  A complete list from my eBird report is below.

Jim Nelson
Bethesda, MD

Location:     C&O Canal, Pennyfield Lock
Observation date:     5/6/11
Notes:     Montgomery Bird Club "Birding by Ear Along the C&O Canal" bird walk.  Sunny and cool.
Number of species:     62

Canada Goose     7
Wood Duck     2
Mallard     9
Great Blue Heron     9
Great Egret     2
Green Heron     3
Black Vulture     2
Turkey Vulture     2
Bald Eagle     2
Red-shouldered Hawk     2
Broad-winged Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Solitary Sandpiper     1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo     2
Chimney Swift     2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     3
Red-bellied Woodpecker     9
Downy Woodpecker     4
Northern Flicker     2
Pileated Woodpecker     2
Eastern Wood-Pewee     4
Acadian Flycatcher     1
Eastern Phoebe     1
Great Crested Flycatcher     11
Eastern Kingbird     2
Yellow-throated Vireo     1
Red-eyed Vireo     9
Blue Jay     13
American Crow     2
Fish Crow     2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2
Tree Swallow     5
Carolina Chickadee     4
Tufted Titmouse     14
White-breasted Nuthatch     6
Carolina Wren     7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     30
Eastern Bluebird     1
Wood Thrush     3
Gray Catbird     6
Cedar Waxwing     18
Northern Parula     9
Black-throated Blue Warbler     3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     2
Yellow-throated Warbler     1
Blackpoll Warbler     1
Black-and-white Warbler     1
American Redstart     3
Prothonotary Warbler     1
Common Yellowthroat     3
Louisiana Waterthrush   2
Eastern Towhee     2
White-throated Sparrow     5
Scarlet Tanager     5
Northern Cardinal     16
Indigo Bunting     15
Red-winged Blackbird     11
Common Grackle     2
Brown-headed Cowbird     7
Orchard Oriole     3
Baltimore Oriole     5
American Goldfinch     7


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