Decided to take the long way home today and check out Hains Point, and
although there was little going on waterbird-wise, there was quite a
bit of warbler activity, most notably a total of 19 Palm Warblers,
incl. a flock of 15 out on the point. Of the ones I could id to race,
only one was a Yellow, to go with 11 Westerns. Also had two Yellow
Warblers and a few others.
I also decided to stop by McMillan Reservoir to see if Jason Berry's
trio of interesting birds were still around, and sure enough all were
still present: Ring-necked Duck, paling around with the Ruddy, and the
Lesser Black-backed Gull on the buoy line, offering nice views of
yellow legs and size comparisons with Herrings. Also had a nice big
(prob female) imm. Cooper's Hawk zip over the reservoir. Not a bad
commute home! Full lists below.
Chris Tonra
E. Potomac Park - Hains Point, District of Columbia, US-DC
Sep 21, 2011
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
27 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 1
Mallard 30
Double-crested Cormorant 5
hawk sp. 1
Laughing Gull 10
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Caspian Tern 1
Forster's Tern 1
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 6
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 20
European Starling 100
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 6
Palm Warbler (Western) 12
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 3
American Goldfinch 1
McMillan Reservoir, District of Columbia, US-DC
Sep 21, 2011
Protocol: Stationary
8 species
Mallard 10
Ring-necked Duck 1 Peaked head, dark breast back and rump, light
belly. First sighted by Jason Berry yesterday.
Ruddy Duck 1 continuing bird first sighted, dark cap, white cheek
patch, cocked tail.
Cooper's Hawk 1 Very large, most likely female.
Laughing Gull 25
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull 35
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Continuing bird. Dark wings, yellow
legs, slightly smaller than nearby Herrings.
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