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Posted on May 18, 2007 in Rock Creek Park BioBlitz 2007 | 0 Comments
One of the bird teams reports they found 27 species in their foray into the park. Their finds included two male hummingbirds "thrusting and parrying" in a dispute, Baltimore orioles carrying nesting materials, wood ducks in a creek, forest thrushes, scarlet tanagers, and a bay-breasted warbler.
Photograph from nationalgeographic.com's Animals site of Baltimore oriole by George Grall
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Species Count: 277
POSTED BY NANCY GUPTON/BIOBLITZ TEAM AT 8:48 PM
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