Had a great day birding, despite steady rains. First I participated in an early morning walk with a great group of local birders at the Bethesda-Chevy Chapter of the Isaak Walton League of America, where we saw more than 63 species at this beatiful private 366-acre farm in Poolesville, Maryland. That included for me a lifer in the Hooded Warbler. We also got great looks of Green Heron, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, four types of Vireo, lots of warblers, and a magnificent Yellow-breated Chat.
Then I visted a few spots along the Potomac River in search of the Tundra Swan, another lifer for me, which I found after about an hour of searching, and ended the day with 74 species!
Bethesda-Chevy Chapter of the Isaak Walton League of America, Poolesville, Maryland, USA
272. Wild Turkey (+)
273. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
274. Green Heron
275. Great Crested Flycatcher
276. Eastern Kingbird
277. White-eyed Vireo
278. Yellow-throated Vireo
279. Warbling Vireo
280. Red-eyed Vireo
281. Purple Martin
282. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
283. Brown Thrasher
284. Swainson's Thrush (+)
285. Wood Thrush
286. Chipping Sparrow
287. Field Sparrow
288. Yellow-breasted Chat (+)
289. Orchard Oriole
290. Baltimore Oriole
291. Black-and-white Warbler
292. Hooded Warbler
293. Northern Parula
294. Magnolia Warbler
295. Yellow Warbler
296. Prairie Warbler
297. Scarlet Tanager
298. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
299. Blue Grosbeak
300. Indigo Bunting
Riley's Lock, Poolesville, Maryland, USA
301. Caspian Tern
Violette's Lock, Potomac, Maryland, USA
302. Tundra Swan
303. Eastern Wood-Pewee
304. Yellow-throated Warbler (+)
Latest lifer: #1042 - Tundra Swan (Violette's Lock, Potomac, Maryland, USA)
