This morning (10/4) at Rock Creek Park….
Yet another nice day with great participants. We had 12 warbler species in good numbers, especially the Black-throated Green Warbler, There was an unusually large number of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Scarlet Tanagers. The Philadelphia Vireo appeared once again in roughly the same area on the Ridge (opposite sign for picnic area 18).
Warblers: Parula, BT Green, B&W, Blackpoll, Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided. Magnolia, BT Blue, Redstart, Cape May, Palm, Yellowthroat
----Ridge
Northern Parula 7
Black-throated Green Warbler 18
Black-and-white Warbler 10
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler
American Redstart
MERLIN fly by
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Carolina Chickadee 4+
Blue Jay 10 fly by
Swainson's Thrush
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Eastern Towhee
Scarlet Tanager 7
----Maintenance Yard Parking Lot
CAPE MAY WARBLER
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Northern Parula 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Scarlet Tanager 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee
-----Fence Line
Magnolia Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-and-white Warbler 2
WINTER WREN
Tufted Titmouse
Brown Thrasher
Blue Jay
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5
-----Maintenance Yard
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat 5
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Magnolia Warbler 5
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe 4+
House Wren 3
Gray Catbird 4
American Robin 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 7
Scarlet Tanager 3
American Goldfinch
----Stables Area
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Observers: Jim Lemert, Marjorie Rachlin, Ellen Paul, Tim Boucher, Mack McDermot
Have Fun Birding!
Wallace Kornack
Washington DC
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