Blue Jay at Buddy Attick Lake.

I met Graeme early near his new apartment in Greenbelt, and we explored the woods and meadows in the area before circling Buddy Attick.

We found a good run of warblers, then some Wood Ducks and a Green Heron before doing some more exploring in some very promising areas near the lake.

I’m sure we’ll try it again one day.

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This Downy Woodpecker was the first bird we saw.

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I couldn’t pass up this Cardinal who posed so well.

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This Green Heron didn’t move for several minutes.

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A small flock of Mallards was feeding near shore.

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We saw a lot of Magnolia Warblers this morning.

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We saw two Eastern Phoebes.

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American Redstarts were present in good numbers.

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This Blue Gray Gnatcatcher is staying a bit late.

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A pair of Wood Ducks flew in while we were waiting for some action.

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We found this Blue Jay in the parking lot.