Hi all,

We arrived at WRP a bit later than hoped due to traffic and found the place 
jumping. The word today was "numbers" however, not variety. Most 
species were numerous to abundant but diversity was lower than hoped. 
The big news was the HUGE influx of Blue-headed Vireos  which were 
everywhere, in little parties of 2-3 or in the mixed flocks. Some FOS as 
well, e.g. Sapsucker and a good number of both kinglets. No Winter 
Wrens yet...

We had some disturbance today from the park people who are setting up 
the "Hallowe'en Spook Train" ride -- we had to get out of the way for 
placement of a bloody guillotine next to one of the best areas (bet not 
many birders can say that!). 

It got breezy about 10 AM and everything died abruptly...

Birds of interest:

Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 (having a go at a crow...)
Pileated Woodpecker - 2
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - 1 FOS
Eastern Wood-pewee - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 12
Blue-headed Vireo - 15+
Red-eyed Vireo - 8
House Wren - 3
Golden  Crowned Kinglet - 5 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 8 FOS
Brown Thrasher - 1
Gray Catbird - 12+
Tennessee Warbler - 1
Nashville Warbler - 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1
Magnolia Warbler - 8
Myrtle Warbler - 10
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 15+
Blackburnian Warbler - 1
Black-throated Green Warbler - 15+
Common Yellowthroat - 8
Scarlet Tanager - 1
Eastern Tohwee - 5
Chipping Sparrow - 20+ (big influx)
White-throated Sparrow - 6

Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD




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