Hi Everyone,
I had the opportunity to make a quick run over to Fort Totten Park in NE DC. In spite of the late hour, there was a lot of bird activity. Highlights included at least 12 NORTHERN FLICKERs moving about in loose flocks. I heard a trill-like song and assumed it came from Chipping sparrows, but instead I was treated to a singing male PINE WARBLER. Finally, in the distance I saw what seemed to be a pair of warblers flitting about in some flowering oak trees, but they flew off before I could make an ID. I decided to take a chance and chase them and was treated to a pair of yellow PALM WARBLERS - with one in the mood to sing!
Towards the north end of the park I wanted to see if the RED-TAILED HAWK I thought might have nested last year were back on a nest. While I couldn't locate a nest, I found two Red-tails - one soaring low and another flushed from the canopy. Hopefully, someone else will have better luck locating the nest if I can't.
Here's my full eBird list:
Fort Totten Park - NPS , District of Columbia, US-DC
Mar 25, 2012 2:10 PM - 2:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
19 species
Canada Goose 2 2 flew low over field near forest.
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern) 2 Possibly nesting in northern section near 2nd pine stand
Ring-billed Gull 10 high flyovers
Mourning Dove 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern
Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 12 Surprising common. Groups of up to 8
seen at one time (both in grassy lawn and in forest)
Blue Jay 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 20
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 2 in tree tops of trees with most advanced leaf-out
Pine Warbler 1 in oak tree with oak flowers
Eastern Towhee 2
White-throated Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Common Grackle 4
American Goldfinch 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Good birding!
Jason Berry
Washington, DC
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