Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 18:54:10 -0700 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Kevin Graff Subject: Cromwell Valley Park Hawkwatch, 9/21/03 In-Reply-To: <011401c37f81$110d9f40$baa1c7cf@mdatlasxz1p6g> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi all, Cromwell Valley Park "Hawkwatch on the Hill" Baltimore County, MD Observers: Jim Meyers, Joanne Meyers, Elliot Kirschbaum, Kevin Graff, Gene Schwartz, Joe Platek (early pm), and two others. Weather: PC, light wind out of W-SW, 64 to 76 degree All birds on the list were seen or heard in or around hawkwatch on the hill. All Turkey Vultures with one kestrel and one Merlin are locals while the rest are migrating. Hawkwatching was slow from 830am to 1035am until a small number of Broadwings mostly single bird for about half hour, then by 1130am first kettle of 48 and 100, following by 22, 92, 103, 106, 30, 32, 87, 7, 2, 2, and 5. We finish by 2pm for long rest at home. 1 Great Blue Heron 4 Black Vulture 8 Turkey Vulture - locals 6 Osprey 3 Northern Harrier 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 666 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 8 American Kestrel - one local 1 Merlin - local 3 Ring-billed Gull - headed toward Loch Raven 2 Herring Gull " " " " 1 Caspian Tern " " " " 28 Rock Pigeon 9 Mourning Dove 243 Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Belted Kingfisher 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 10 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 White-eyed Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 53 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 4 Tree Swallow 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Carolina Wren 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet? - near parking lot 6 Eastern Bluebird 11 American Robin 7 Gray Catbird 4 Northern Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 48 European Starling 7 Cedar Waxwing 2 Magnolia Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler - near parking lot 9 American Redstart 4 Northern Cardinal 5 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 19 Red-winged Blackbird 13 Common Grackle 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 17 American Goldfinch 7 House Finch 48 species Mammals 3 Gray Squirrel Butterflies 6 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 9 Monarch 9 Cabbage White 1 Pearl Crescent 8 Clouded Sulfer 2 Sleepy Orange 1? Cloudless Sulfer 1? Summer Azure Dragonflies 3 Common Green Darner 1 Mocha Emerald Kevin Graff Jarrettsville, MD weekday Ocean City, MD weekend __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================