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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