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[VBKitchens@xxxxxxx]

VA Birders,

    I went to Fort Smith Park, Arlington Co., about 11:30 am this morning, 
after the light improved and it looked like the sun might even come out for a 
bit, to see if any birds might be coming to our Bird Stream in the park.  To my 
amazement, I had 16 species of birds come to the water while I was there, and 
several more that came down but didn't drink or bathe while I was watching 
them.  Included in the bathers were Blue-winged, Yellow (both male and female, 
separately), and Black-and-while Warblers, a Baltimore Oriole, and a pair of 
Carolina Wrens.  An empid flycatcher, which I suspect was an Acadian, and a 
Red-eyed Vireo came and skimmed the top of the water.  Species which came down 
but 
didn't actually go in the water included Prairie Warbler, Blue-gray 
Gnatcatcher, and an Orchard Oriole.  I had planned to stay at the park only 
about an 
hour and a half, but every time I started to leave another good bird showed up, 
so I ended up staying there nearly 3 hours. 

Val Kitchens
Arlington, VA
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