Birded Washington County this morning and found a variety of birds 
despite an extended bout of heavy rain.  Highlight was hearing an ALDER 
FLYCATCHER (first county eBird record since 2009) at the Indian Springs 
WMA trail just north of Blairs Valley Lake, where I also heard 2 BLUE 
WINGED WARBLERS. A turkey hunter there had not seen any turkeys but said 
a BLACK BEAR WITH 2 CUBS passed within 20 yards of him.  So if you are 
in that area be careful.

At Stumpf Road I had a nice variety of warblers including 2 CERULEAN, 2 
HOODED, and a BLACKBURNIAN.  6 SPECIES OF SHOREBIRDS continue at the wet 
field on Rench Road. And I managed a single VESPER SPARROW and a pair of 
BLUE GROSBEAKs in the afternoon at Antietam National Battlefield.  
Selected eBird lists below.

Location:     Blairs Valley Lake
Observation date:     5/14/11

Canada Goose     12
Great Blue Heron     1
Turkey Vulture     2
Chimney Swift     2
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Alder Flycatcher     1     Heard only but well -- repeatedly gave "free beer" song
White-eyed Vireo     2
Red-eyed Vireo     1
American Crow     1
Fish Crow     1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     4
Barn Swallow     8
Carolina Chickadee     2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     2
American Robin     3
Gray Catbird     12
Blue-winged Warbler     2
Yellow Warbler     4
Chestnut-sided Warbler     1
Prairie Warbler     1
Blackpoll Warbler     1
American Redstart     1
Common Yellowthroat     6
Field Sparrow     4
Song Sparrow     3
Northern Cardinal     1
Indigo Bunting     4
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Orchard Oriole     2
Baltimore Oriole     2
American Goldfinch     5

Location:     Stumpf Road
Observation date:     5/14/11

Pileated Woodpecker     1
Eastern Wood-Pewee     1
Yellow-throated Vireo     1
Red-eyed Vireo     8
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
Wood Thrush     3
American Robin     3
Gray Catbird     1
Chestnut-sided Warbler     1
Magnolia Warbler     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     1
Black-throated Green Warbler     1
Blackburnian Warbler     1
Blackpoll Warbler     1
Cerulean Warbler     2
American Redstart     2
Ovenbird     2
Hooded Warbler     3
Eastern Towhee     3
Scarlet Tanager     4
Northern Cardinal     2
Indigo Bunting     1

Location:     Indian Springs WMA dirt road off Hanging Rock Rd.
Observation date:     5/14/11
Notes:     Heavy rain

Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Eastern Wood-Pewee     3
Acadian Flycatcher     4
Great Crested Flycatcher     1
Red-eyed Vireo     10
Blue Jay     1
Tufted Titmouse     4
Swainson's Thrush     2
Wood Thrush     8
Magnolia Warbler     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler     2
Ovenbird     8
Louisiana Waterthrush     3
Scarlet Tanager     3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak     2

Location:     Rench Road--flooded field
Observation date:     5/14/11
Number of species:     20

Mallard     4
Semipalmated Plover     1
Killdeer     2
Spotted Sandpiper     1
Solitary Sandpiper     8
Lesser Yellowlegs     6
Least Sandpiper     12
Mourning Dove     2
Chimney Swift     8
Tree Swallow     1
Barn Swallow     2
American Robin     3
Northern Mockingbird     1
European Starling     2
Song Sparrow     1
Red-winged Blackbird     3
Common Grackle     3
Baltimore Oriole     1
American Goldfinch     2
House Sparrow     X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland
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