About 45 minutes ago I was watching a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER at Harford Glen (in Bel Air, in HaCo.).  It was in a tree with light green leaves behind the house that's near the pier.

I heard it around 9:40 and then observed it for about 20 minutes, as it took its time moving about the still-growing leaves of the tree. Most of the time is was delivering buzzy notes and phrases--quiet ones--and the few times it did its full song (the #1 song), it was thin, weak, about 30% volume. I came back at 11:15 and it was STILL THERE in the same spot, same tree, but this time singing its #1 at about 80-90% volume. What a nice time studying this bird.

A carpet of common-yellowthroat singing now covers much of HG, and the ovenbirds have arrived. Still no Louisiana, not for me, anyway. Some other nice birds: house wren, great egret, greater yellowlegs, many singing yellow-rumped, osprey. HG, with its broad range of habitat, is only open on weekends.

Tim Houghton
(Glen Arm)
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