This morning (5/13) at Rock Creek Park….   We had a remarkable drop in the number of warbler species seen this morning compared to the last two days.

Warbler species seen or heard:  Yellow-rumped, Parula, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Blackpoll, Yellowthroat, Redstart

Highlight:  Excellent views of RCP Birders!

----Equitation Field
Yellow-rumped Warbler     
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler     heard
Barred Owl      2
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Carolina Chickadee
Chipping Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch

----Ridge
Black-throated Green Warbler      heard
Red-tailed Hawk
Pileated Woodpecker     2
Tufted Titmouse

----Ross Drive     (early morning listening, Bill)
Acadian Flycatcher     h
Great Crested Flycatcher     h
Red-eyed Vireo     h
Wood Thrush     h
Scarlet Tanager     h

-----Parking Lot and Fence Line
Blackpoll Warbler     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chimney Swift
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

----Maintenance Yard
Blackpoll Warbler     2
Common Yellowthroat     2
Eastern Phoebe     3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
American Goldfinch
Swainson's Thrush     heard
Scarlet Tanager     heard
Northern Flicker 

---Nature Center 
Northern Parula      heard
Black-throated Green Warbler     heard
Blackpoll Warbler     heard
American Redstart     heard
Mourning Dove     heard
Chimney Swift 
Eastern Wood-Pewee     heard
Great Crested Flycatcher     heard
Red-eyed Vireo     heard
Carolina Wren     heard

-----Dog Run
NORTHERN HARRIER     FOY  flying close to the ground  (Jim)

Observers: Jim Lemert,  Bill Butler, Ken Berlin, Sharon Forsyth, Sandy Farkas, Gary Jones, Mardi Hastings, Betsy Stephens, Ralph Stephens, Andrew, Rodger Poore, Barbara Elkus, Dave Bolton, Rob Hilton, Lisa Shannon, Susan Volman, John and Darina Sherwood, Paul DeAnna, Cathy Wiss, Eric, Gary Nelson, Laura, Kathryn Kratzer, Michael Bender, Dave Spurling, Julie Redmond, Michael Redmond, Matt, Ami Donovan, Tom O'Toole, Joan Moyers, ++

Have Fun Birding!

Wallace Kornack
Washington  DC

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