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I arrived at the refuge at 7:45 with visions of ibises dancing in my head. Alas, no ibises but I did see a male Northern Pintail in breeding plumage. The plumage is no surprise but he should have left a month ago. He was also a first of year for me. Besides the birds, I saw a Swamp Rabbit and what looked like a dead coyote. Left at 10:30.

*=First of Year, getting harder to come by.

Species seen or heard:

• Northern Pintail *
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Northern Mockingbird
• Mourning Dove
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Indigo Bunting
• Dickcissel
• Great Blue Heron
• Canada Goose
• Tern sp.
• Great Egret
• Snowy Egret
• Black-necked Stilt
• Common Yellowthroat
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo
• Carolina Chickadee
• White-eyed Vireo
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Turkey Vulture
• Yellow-breasted Chat
• American Crow
• Fish Crow
• Eastern Wood-Pewee
• Tufted Titmouse
• Carolina Wren
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Little Blue Heron
• Green Heron
• Blue-winged Teal
• Barn Swallow
• Eastern Kingbird
• Red-shouldered Hawk
• Field Sparrow

I went to Knoop Park after birding Two Rivers Park to chase down a nemesis bird, the Wilson’s Warbler. Dan had emailed that he saw one here about two hours earlier. Alas no Wilson’s for me. I did however catch a glimpse of a Mourning Warbler.

Species seen or heard:

• Eurasian Collared-Dove
• Barn Swallow
• Mourning Dove
• Rock Pigeon
• Eastern Bluebird
• Eastern Wood-Pewee
• Northern Mockingbird
• European Starling
• Brown Thrasher
• American Robin
• Gray Catbird
• Northern Cardinal
• Blue Jay
• Mourning Warbler
• Tufted Titmouse
• Carolina Chickadee
• Chimney Swift
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Killdeer

I was taking Monday off and started the day at TRP. The highlights were probably the Virginia Rail (always good) and 10 Mississippi Kites. I arrived at 8 and left at 10:30 to make a speed run to Knoop Park to chase down a report of a Wilson’s Warbler.

Species seen or heard:

• Dickcissel
• Barn Swallow
• House Sparrow
• Northern Mockingbird
• Mourning Dove
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Baltimore Oriole
• Eastern Bluebird
• Turkey Vulture
• Wood Duck
• Eastern Wood-Pewee
• Carolina Wren
• Carolina Chickadee
• Common Yellowthroat
• Yellow-breasted Chat
• Green Heron
• White-eyed Vireo
• Fish Crow
• Indigo Bunting
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Mississippi Kite
• Red-shouldered Hawk
• Brown-headed Cowbird
• Blue Jay
• Tufted Titmouse
• Black-and-white Warbler
• Virginia Rail
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Black Vulture