Well, I am back from my nuptials, which means my attention can shift from my wife back to my other love, birds and this blog. Even better, a honeymoon trip to Belize in December is arranged and will take care of both wife and birds, without either side in risk of feeling neglected - perfect! But back closer to home, more precisely to the good old patch at Meadowside. The first weekend back at the end of September brought a flurry of good quality warblers including a Cerulean. Somewhat disappointing has been my failure to see a Connecticut's, which by now every half-blind birder in Maryland has seen, although most of these may be masqueraded Common Yellowthroats - yes that is my sheer envy speaking. Well this morning was wet and cold and birdy, just the way I like it. The cold front clearly had an impact on migration especially waterfowl. The usually devoid-of-anything-interesting Lake Frank had Ruddy Ducks and Blue-winged Teal and Lake Needwood had a surprise in the form of a A. Black Duck, sweet! Other birds of interest were Gray-cheeked Thrush, Blue-headed vireo and Purple Finch. Again no bloody Connecticut's. Nice treat at Blue Mash was a Orange-crowned Warbler, haven't seen many of those in late years. And I also had short view of what I thought was a good fit for Connecticuts or possibly even Mourning Warbler, but the bird never resurfaced and the flashing view I got of this bird just could not make it count. Keep trying Dan, just keep trying.
New year birds of today's outing were: Gray-cheeked Thrush, American Black Duck and Purple Finch which were also patch ticks. Year list: 121, patch list: 130. Three more months to go for the year - Bring it on!
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