On Wednesday, May 26th I went to Fort Dupont Park in Anacostia DC from 6:45 AM - 12:05 PM. The weather was 90 degrees, and the morning began as cloudy but by 9:30 AM it was very sunny and there was no wind. The park a large expanse of deciduous forest with intermixed grasslands that were about 50 yards long and ran parallel to the walking path. The grass was was shin height and full of grasshopper, crickets, and cicadas. The forest was mostly over story trees with very little understory species. There was a small stream that ran through the forest but it was mostly dried up. In the forest, I heard multiple species of flycatcher (Acadian, Least, Great Crested), as well as Wood Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, and song birds like the American Goldfinch and Yellow Warbler. These species were all on the tops of trees in the forest and were rarely seen on the ground. In the forest I saw a Black Rat Snake which was very exciting, and I also heard an Eastern Wood-Pewee which I've never heard in person before! In the grassland area, I saw species like the Indigo Bunting which was flying through the grass and landing on shrubs, and the a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Eastern Kingbird which were perched on trees at the edge of the grassland. I wasn't expecting to see the Downy Woodpecker I was just leaving the forest and there it was which was exciting. I didn't recognize the call at first but then I saw it hopping up and down the tree which was interesting to see. There was a mowed area just before you enter the forest where I saw more general species like Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals, Chimney Swifts and American Robins. The cicadas gave me some trouble because their non stop noises muted some of the bird calls but if I walked far enough away from the grasslands it was more manageable to discern the different calls.
Seen in the fields outside of the forest, and on the edges of the forest habitat
Heard a lot in the early mornings but then died back by the afternoon. No individuals seen but many heard
Only heard in the early morning in the forest, but non observed or heard later in the day
Male and female individuals seen and heard throughout the morning in the forest
Many individuals observed outside of the forest in an open field calling and interacting with each other
Many heard calling in the middle of the forest but non observed
A few individuals heard throughout the day but dispersed throughout the forest
A few calls heard in the background of the forest
Just one individuals seen on the edge of a patch of tall grass
Seen flying over the forest and in the trees on the edges
Seen and heard in the open grass before the forest begins
Heard and observed in the forest, but not sure if the recording accurately captures the call it would be in the end of the recording and in the background
Individuals heard calling in the forest, and a few seen flying between trees
Seen flying in a small group over the forest in the early morning, and a single individual heard flying and call in the late afternoon
A couple individuals heard calling in the mid morning in the forest
One individual seen and others heard on the edge between forest and grassland
1 seen and heard in a field on a branch
Only a couple heard in the tops of trees on the edge
Just one heard in the middle of the forest
No individuals seen but call heard throughout the forest
One individual heard and looked like a least flycatcher but I'm not completely sure
A few heard calling throughout the morning in the forest
Just one seen flying across the grass and landed on a low shrub
One seen climbing up and down a snag and calling near the edge of the forest
Heard calling throughout the forest and 1 seen on a top branch of a tree
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