This morning (5/9) at Rock Creek Park....  We had an outstanding morning at the Park amassing 18 warbler species.  WILSON'S, TENNESSEE, BAY-BREASTED, CAPE MAY and CANADA warblers were the highlights.  The quantities of warblers are increasing each day.

Warblers seen or heard:  Palm, BT Blue, BT Green, Yellow-rumped, Chestnut-sided, Canada, Blackpoll, Tennessee, Magnolia, Yellowthroat, Parula, B+W, Bay-breasted, Ovenbird, Cape May, Redstart, Wilson's, Blackburnian

----Equitation field
PALM WARBLER      late
Black-throated Blue Warbler     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler     many
Chestnut-sided Warbler     5
CANADA WARBLER     FOY
Blackpoll Warbler     2
TENNESSEE WARBLER    
MAGNOLIA WARBLER
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
European Starling
Tufted Titmouse     3
Brown-headed Cowbird
INDIGO BUNTING
Common Grackle     2
SCARLET TANAGER     6
Red-eyed Vireo     5+
Swainson's Thrush
Downy Woodpecker
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     4
Chimney Swift
American Robin     15+

----Ridge
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
MAGNOLIA WARBLER
Yellow-rumped Warbler  
Northern Parula
Black-and-white Warbler     2
Scarlet Tanager
Baltimore Oriole
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO

----Yard parking Lot
Northern Parula
Great Crested Flycatcher
Scarlet Tanager
American Robin      10+
Eastern Towhee 

----Fence Line
OVENBIRD
Black-throated Blue Warbler     heard
American Redstart
Carolina Wren
Eastern Towhee
House Sparrow     4

----Maintenance Yard
CAPE MAY WARBLER     female
Black-throated Blue Warbler     2
MAGNOLIA WARBLER      2
Black-throated Green Warbler 
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
WILSON"S WARBLER     2    FOY
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER     2
Ovenbird      heard
Eastern Towhee
Scarlet Tanager

----Stable Area
CANADA WARBLER     FOY
Black-and-white Warbler     heard
Red-eyed Vireo
American Robin     4+

Observers:  David Apgar, Marjorie Rachlin, Bill Butler, Rob Hilton, Kathry Kratzer, Sharon Forsyth, John Sherwood, Callan, John Stinson, John Haslinger, ++

Have Fun Birding!

Wallace Kornack
Washington  DC
   

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