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Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)

Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)

Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)

After our Sunday visit with Cathy’s mom we went to the Sandy Spring Friends Meeting House and parked. We thought we’d take a walk south from there into the fields around the Sandy Spring. We ran into someone who asked if we wanted a tour of the meeting house, so we did that. My great great grandparents met there sometime before November 20, 1852 (since that’s when they got married).

After that we walked to the Maryland state champion white ash tree (Fraxinus americana) and then on to the spring. On the way back I got a few pictures of bluebirds (Sialia sialis) and a house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) and this shot of what I believe is a palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum).

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Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)

Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)

Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)

We went to the Agricultural History Farm Park today and walked around quite a bit. I got a few nice photos of eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) as well as some barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) but I was especially pleased with the shots I got of this palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum). It was a lovely day and we saw this species twice in different part of the property. It could have been the same bird, of course, but less likely. We are at the northern edge of their winter grounds and they breed far to the north, so now and in the fall are the best times to see them in our area.

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