Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:40:59 -0800 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Kevin Graff Subject: Baltimore Harbor Christmas Bird Count, 12/27/03 In-Reply-To: <000a01c3b76e$be0dd910$6400a8c0@PC1> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi all, Baltimore Harbor Christmas Bird Count, 12/27/03 Territories covered: Back River Plant, Diamond Point Rd, Oxygen Pond, Lake Montebello/Herring Run Park 8am-11am Back River Waste Water Treatment Plant, Willis Ave Observers: Kevin Graff, Edwin Smith, Ray Bourgeois, Karen Mobley, Elise Meyer-Bothling Weather: MS, 35 to 41 degree, less windy 1 Common Loon 16 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Great Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 195 Canada Goose 6 Mallard 3 Bufflehead 2 Red-breasted Merganser (both drake) 2 Bald Eagle (adults) 1 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk (female) 16 Bonaparte's Gull 160 Ring-billed Gull 8 Herring Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Forster's Tern 106 Rock Pigeon 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 4 Northern Flicker 30 American Crow 6 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 4 Carolina Wren 3 Winter Wren 1 Marsh Wren 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 58 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 4 Northern Mockingbird 116 European Starling 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 AMERICAN TREE SPARROW 2 Field Sparrow 1 Fox Sparrow 9 Song Sparrow 3 Swamp Sparrow 24 White-throated Sparrow 13 "Slate-colored" Junco 10 Northern Cardinal 17 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 House Finch 3 American Goldfinch 851 46 species Mammals 2 Gray Squirrel 1105am-1135am Diamond Point Rd mudflat Observer: Kevin Graff Weather: MS, 41 to 44 degree 1 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Turkey Vulture 40 Canada Goose 1 Mallard 2 Hooded Merganser 2 Bald Eagle (adult & 2nd year) 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk (male) 5 Killdeer 155 Bonaparte's Gull 1206 Ring-billed Gull 262 Herring Gull 25 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd winter) 8 Forster's Tern 1 Rock Pigeon 3 Mourning Dove 1 Downy Woodpecker 9 American Crow 3 Fish Crow 1 Northern Mockingbird 1730 20 species Mammals 1 Gray Squirrel 1205pm-1235pm Oxygen Pond, Reservoir Road, Sparrows Point & along Peninsula Expressway Observer: Kevin Graff Weather: MS, 45 to 49 degree, felt warm 5 Pied-billed Grebe 16 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Cormorant 7 Great Blue Heron 3 American Wigeon (2 drakes) 11 Mallard (6 drakes) 1 Green-winged Teal (drake) 19 Hooded Merganser (9 drakes) 43 Ruddy Duck (22 drakes) 1 American Kestrel (along Peninsula Expressway) 1 Merlin (along Peninsula Expressway) 51 American Coot 18 Ring-billed Gull 1 Herring Gull 6 Rock Pigeon 2 Northern Mockingbird 1 Northern Cardinal 187 17 species 115pm-315pm Lake Montebello/northern part of Herring Run Park between Harford Rd and Belair Rd, Baltimore City, (southern part had a lot of dogs running amok, not on leashes. Not safe for me to do bird count there. Observer: Kevin Graff Weather: MS, 49 to 51 degree 1 Great Blue Heron 2 Canada Goose (park) 12 Mallard 1 Red-tailed Hawk 464 Ring-billed Gull (452 lake) 14 Herring Gull (lake) 2 Great Black-backed Gull (lake) 13 Rock Pigeon 4 Mourning Dove 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 11 American Crow 7 Carolina Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Northern Mockingbird 21 European Starling 2 Song Sparrow 9 White-throated Sparrow 8 "Slate-colored" Junco 4 Northern Cardinal 4 House Finch 17 House Sparrow 611 25 species Mammals 9 Gray Squirrel Did not do counting at Anne Arundel for 4pm cormorants roost due to access blocked by metal gates and no place to park. Stop by Cherry Hill Park at 415pm for owls but did not continue birding due to dirt bikes on full speed up and down the hill. Harbor Hospital Center parking had over 2000 gulls roosting at bay. I have complete count of gulls but someone already cover that territory earlier. Total 1 Common Loon 5 Pied-billed Grebe 33 Double-crested Cor 3 Great Cormorant 9 Great Blue Heron 4 Turkey Vulture 237 Canada Goose 3 American Wigeon 30 Mallard 1 Green-winged Teal 3 Buffleheah 21 Hooded Merganser 2 Red-breasted Merg 43 Ruddy Duck 4 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 Merlin 51 American Coot 5 Killdeer 171 Bonaparte's Gull 1848 Ring-billed Gull 285 Herring Gull 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 29 Great Black-backed Gull 10 Forster's Tern 126 Rock Pigeon 7 Mourning Dove 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sap 4 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 4 Northern Flicker 50 American Crow 3 Fish Crow 13 Carolina Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nut. 4 Carolina Wren 3 Winter Wren 1 Marsh Wren 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 58 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 10 Northern Mockingbird 137 Eurpoean Starling 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 American Tree Sparrow 2 Field Sparrow 1 Fox Sparrow 11 Song Sparrow 3 Swamp Sparrow 33 White-throated Sparrow 21 "Slate-colored" Junco 15 Northern Cardinal 17 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 5 House Finch 3 American Goldfinch 17 House Sparrow 3379 63 species Mammals 12 Gray Squirrel Kevin Graff Jarrettsville, MD & Ocean City, MD ocean_city2001@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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