I birded the Paint Branch Stream Valley Park trail from Cherry Hill Rd to
the University of Maryland (it was Maryland Day at the university) -- my
first time in a while. Some habitat is gone, notably nice bushes along
the trail that were good for Blue Grosbeak. Today's highlights were a
WORM-EATING WARBLER in young trees by the stream, just as the main forest
ends while walking south, at least 30 and maybe up to 50 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS
in the torn-up agriculture fields, the swamp, and the forest south of the
swamp, and a 1st-winter WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW mixed with White-throats
along the golf course fenceline. Full eBird report below.
eBird Report - Paint Branch Stream Valley Park, Apr 27, 2013
Apr 27, 2013 7:10 AM - 11:50 AM, 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.4 mile(s)
Comments: Birding along the trail before volunteering at Maryland Day.
Distance is one way, but the checklist includes birds added on the return
trip from 1:30 pm to 2:40 pm. Sunny, breeze.
53 species (+4 other taxa)
Canada Goose 15
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 3
Great Blue Heron 2 maybe 3
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
hawk sp. 1 distant, soaring with broad wings and long tail -- thought
Cooper's at first but flight style seemed off (wings beating too far
forward) -- suggestion of white rump: Northern Harrier??
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1 maybe female
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 1 heard only
Pileated Woodpecker 1 heard only
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1 heard only
Blue Jay 50 approx
American Crow 1 maybe 2, heard only
Fish Crow 5
crow sp. 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Tree Swallow 5 2 at huge nest box
Barn Swallow 6
Carolina Chickadee 15 probably more
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 heard only
House Wren 1 heard only
Carolina Wren 30 probably more, mostly males singing
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 25 probably more, 2 @ nest
Eastern Bluebird 2 at nest hole?
American Robin 20 approx
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 14
Worm-eating Warbler 1 great views, and singing
Common Yellowthroat 1 heard only
Northern Parula 1 heard only
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 11
warbler sp. 1 reminiscent of Nashville (white eyering on gray head),
but suggestion of wingbar, near lack of yellow (esp. under tail) was
confusing
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 1 heard only
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 80 probably more
White-crowned Sparrow 1 with White-throated Sparrows
Northern Cardinal 50 approx, male & female
Red-winged Blackbird 15 probably more, male & female
Rusty Blackbird 30 possibly as many as 50, male & female
Common Grackle (Purple) 15 probably more, male & female
Brown-headed Cowbird 10 male & female
blackbird sp. 3
American Goldfinch 15 probably more
House Sparrow 4 male & female
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13903078
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/personal.html
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