Date:         Wed, 26 Sep 2001 18:53:14 -0700
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From:         Kevin Graff <ocean_city2001@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Ft. McHenry National Monument 9/26/01
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Hi all,


   Jim Peters led the last of the weekly series
evening birdwalk (5th walk) at 6pm today and 7
observers saw about 31 species. Jim told us about the
white morph Great Blue Heron "Great White Heron" that
he saw this morning at the man-made marsh. We didn't
see one.
   Jim is planning several birdwalks this fall, once a
month on Sat. from 8am to about noon. He will let us
know of a schedule.

 17  Double-crested Cormorant
  2  Great Blue Heron
 17  Canada Goose
  4  Mallard
  1  Peregrine Falcon (seen well by Jim and myself)
 18  Laughing Gull (several headed SE for Key Bridge)
 55  Ring-billed Gull
 67  Herring Gull
 38  Great Black-backed Gull
  5  Forster's Tern
 36  Rock Dove
 16  Mourning Dove
  1  Northern Flicker
  4  Chimney Swift
  2  Blue Jay
  3  American Crow
  1  House Wren
  1  American Robin
 10  Gray Catbird
  8  Northern Mockingbird
 51  European Starling
  2  Nashville Warbler
  1  Magnolia Warbler
  2  Common Yellowthroat
  7  Northern Cardinal
  1  Song Sparrow
  3  Red-winged Blackbird
  5  Common Grackle (flyby)
  1  Brown-headed Cowbird (flyby)
  5  House Finch
 26  House Sparrow
     31 species

Mammal
  1  Eastern Cottontail
  7  Gray Squirrel

Butterfly
 42  Monarch
  1  Red Admiral
  1  Sachem? (in distance)


    Kevin Graff
    Baltimore, MD
    ocean_city2001@yahoo.com

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