Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 14:30:14 -0800 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Kevin Graff Subject: BBC's Mid-Winter Bird Count, 1/24/04 In-Reply-To: <4006CA0B@mailbox.zdial.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Baltimore Bird Club's Mid-Winter Bird Count, 1/24/04 Cromwell Valley Park, Cromwell Bridge Road 0730am-1000am Observers: John Sala (leader), Kevin Graff, Jim & Joanne Meyers Weather: MC, overcast, flurries to light snow, 18 to 19 degree, WNW 8 mph...... 1" snow on ground 18 Canada Goose - flyby 1 Northern Harrier - female 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 3 Ring-billed Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 6 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 4 Blue Jay 12 American Crow 3 Carolina Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Brown Creeper 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 American Robin 2 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 1 American Tree Sparrow - off trail N end of park 3 Song Sparrow 13 White-throated Sparrow 2 "Slate-colored" Junco 22 Northern Cardinal 3 House Finch 116 27 species Mammals: 6 White-tailed Deer Baltimore Zoo and N. section of Druid Hill Park, & Druid Hill Lake - 1020am-1220pm Weather: MC, some flurries, 19 to 23 degree, WNW 7-9 mph, 1+" on ground 36 Canada Goose - lake 2 American Black Duck 47 Mallard 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 651 Ring-billed Gull - 631 lake 23 Herring Gull - 18 lake 9 Great Black-backed Gull - lake 36 Rock Pigeon 14 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 3 Blue Jay 16 American Crow 6 Carolina Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Northern Mockingbird 49 European Starling 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 Song Sparrow 30 White-throated Sparrow 25 "Slate-colored" Junco 12 Northern Cardinal 4 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Common Grackle 18 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 39 House Sparrow 1052 31 species Mammals: 10 Gray Squirrel Coxs Point Park, Riverside Dr., Essex - 1250pm-1320pm Weather: MC, few drops of flurries, 25 to 26 degree, WNW 9 mph...... one open patch of water about 1/4 mile in diameter, less than 1" on ground 1 Great Blue Heron 71 Canada Goose 66 Mallard 7 Bufflehead 10 Common Merganser 2 Bald Eagle - adult 13 American Coot 257 Ring-billed Gull 26 Herring Gull 28 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull - ad & 2nd W 2 Rock Pigeon 18 Mourning Dove 1 American Crow 2 Fish Crow 255 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 5 European Starling 2 Song Sparrow 26 Red-winged Blackbird 2 House Sparrow 797 21 species Mammals: 2 Gray Squirrel Rocky Point Park, Wildwood Beach Rd., Rocky Point Road, & Back River Neck Road - 1330pm-1430pm Weather: MC-PC, 27 degree, WNW 17 mph 3 Mute Swan 1 Common Goldeneye - drake 1 Common Merganser - hen 1 Northern Harrier - over Hart-Miller Is. 5 Ring-billed Gull 1 Herring Gull 8 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 4 Carolina Chickadee 1 Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Eastern Bluebird - w/ blackbirds flock 1 Hermit Thrush - roadside feeding w/ sparrows 9 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 22 European Starling 9 Am. Tree Sparrow - weedy field on Back River Neck Rd. S of bay Ave. 8 Field Sparrow - roadside feeding 3 Fox Sparrow - " " 37 Song Sparrow - " " 151 White-throated Sparrow - roadside feeding 2 White-crowned Sparrow - " " 151 "Slate-colored" Junco - " " 36 Northern Cardinal - " " 288 Red-winged Blackbird 18 Rusty Blackbird 2732 Common Grackle 13 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 House Finch 3524 33 species Mammals:3 Gray Squirrel, 1 White-tailed Deer Oxygen Pond, Reservoir Rd & Peninsula Expressway 1500pm-1600pm Weather: PC-PS, 27 degree, WNW-NW 17-14 mph clear water, no ice 3 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Double-crested Cormorant 15 Great Blue Heron 159 Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 1 Wood Duck - drake 4 American Wigeon - 2 prs. 2 American Black Duck 32 Mallard 1 Northern Shoveler - drake 2 Green-winged Teeal - pair 8 Redhead - 4 prs. 2 Ring-necked Duck 34 Hooded Merganser 86 Ruddy Duck 1 Northern Harrier - female flyby SSW 97 American Coot 19 Ring-billed Gull 1 Belted Kingfisher 2 Northern Flicker 1 American Crow 3 Savannah Sparrow - roadside at Peninsula Expy 4 White-throated Sparrow " " " " 2 Song Sparrow " " " " 486 24 species The total will come up on next email. I try sent it in one but was rejected due to limit of 250 lines. Kevin Graff Jarrettsville, MD & Ocean City, MD ocean_city2001@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================