I took a leisurly swing out to the above trailhead shortly after noon to look for the Red Crossbills, arriving about 1230 and terminating the walk about 1520. I encountered Pete Webb who struck out and another birder with two gals who also struck out.
I thought I'd have a good day, encounter-
ing a large, female SS Hawk in my alley
way as I departed my house, located just
1 1/2 blocks n. of the old stadium! Last
time I saw one of these guys was on a
walk down to the local convenience store
for a paper, as we were blanketed with a
lot of snow; say, 15 yrs ago.
Anyway, I struck out too. Once on the trail, I decided to walk out to the end,
which was about 1 1/2 mi. down the
way. I was pleased to spot a GRAY
CATBIRD as I tried to see a scolding
C Wren. As I neared the trail's end, I
saw a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
flying thru the last bit of woods. Once
at the s. end, I picked out a perched BALD EAGLE across the water in the
far woods. Also, I saw a 2nd yr. Bald
Eagle actively hunting a cove to my left.
As I approached the trail's end, I heard a
familiar call and looked up to see some
TUNDRA SWAN, flying in 3 separate
V's, echeloned right, about 60 or so. As
I neared the end of my return, I heard them again and saw a loose gaggle of about 45 more Tundras! Overall, a very
quiet day, but invigorating to be out:
PB Grebe~5
DC Cormorant-1
Tundra Swan >100 (see above)
Baldpate~8, distant flight
Bald Eagle-2 (see above)
RS Hawk-1
SS Hawk-near home, headin' out
RB Gull~3
Herring Gull-1
RB W'pkr-1
Downy W'pkr-1
Crow spp.~15, occ'l fly-overs
C C'dee-~7 heard only
C Wren~3, heard only
Gray Catbird-1
WT Sparrow~15, couple locations
Song Sparrow-2
DE Junco~14, in & out of bushes
Nice to get reacquainted with a trail I've
birded going back to 1970--and done my
share of mushrooming, as well!! Oh, yeah
I almost forgot: over 100 Canada Geese,
in several locations. Sheesh...talk about
wallpaper!!
Paul Noell
Balto MD
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