Date: 9/19/12 3:17 pm
From: Birdy26MD <marciastutzman...>
Subject: [MDBirding] American Kestrel (25) @ Annapolis Junction Business Park


Annapolis Junction Business Park , Anne Arundel, US-MD
Sep 19, 2012 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Comments: Conditions: 68-72�F, Cloudy, Wind: N at 7 mph, Humidity: 43%. Earlier today Jim Stasz reported a Fork-tailed Flycatcher flying over Rt 32 into Fort Meade. Jay Sheppard and I checked out the North Track areas that border Tipton Field; we also checked out the habitat along the road at Tipton Field; and then we headed to Annapolis Junction Business Park, which has excellent habitat, too. We had no luck finding the Fork-tailed Flycatcher.

For anyone interested in seeing or photographing an American Kestrel, there are at least 25 of them at the Annapolis Junction Business Park. Just drive to the end of the street and scan the power lines directly in front of you that stretch northwest-to-southeast. The fields are hopping with one of their favorite food (grasshoppers) and there is plenty for everyone. Be sure to check the street lamps as they could be sitting on top of them, too.

Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 75
Turkey Vulture 35
Buteo sp. 1
Killdeer 4
Mourning Dove 35
American Kestrel 25
Blue Jay 115 (Blue Jays were migrating south along the BW Parkway. We
observed a few different large groups.)
European Starling 55

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Marcy Stutzman

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