I thought that was funny. This is a great website for names of groups
of animals (http://www.hintsandthings.com/kennel/collectives.htm).
Anyhow, I had a great run in with a large group of thrushes this
morning. They were down in the same gully I described in an earlier
post that always seems to have some thrushes (btw the two "No Horses
Allowed" trail markers just after crossing the road, coming from the
Maintenence Yard parking). It was tough to get an accurate count, but
I conservatively estimated 5 Swainson's, 5 Wood's, 2 Gray-cheeks, 1
Veery, 8 Robins, and 3 Ovenbirds (not a thrush, I know, but hey, they
seem to like hanging out with them). Also had a couple more WOTH and
SWTH, and one more Gray-cheek, elsewhere along the trail.
Also had great looks at a beautiful male Cape May (still with nice
rufous auriculars), and a drab female or 1st year male Bay-breasted in
the Maintenence Yard Parking Lot.
I had 11 warblers total, but I'm sure Wallace will have more to add.
My list below.
Rock Creek Park--Nature Center area, District of Columbia, US-DC
Oct 3, 2011
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
42 species
Cooper's Hawk 1 fly over
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1 heard only (chur-weee calls)
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Veery 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush 3
Swainson's Thrush 7
Wood Thrush 7
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 6
Brown Thrasher 4
Ovenbird 6
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Cape May Warbler 1 still with nice rufous color in face
Northern Parula 4
Magnolia Warbler 2
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Scarlet Tanager 4
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Common Grackle 200
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
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