Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 15:25:26 -0800 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Kevin Graff Subject: southern Harford County, 3/20/04 In-Reply-To: <003101c40f63$bb2a5870$6401a8c0@HERKY> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi all, Many birds at nest or looking for nest site at Rt 40 pond. Mute swan sitting on nest near edge of Rt 24, 2 separate Canada Geese also sitting on nests. 1 Wilson's Snipe looks like it working on mud mound for a possible nest. It was not feeding, it was carry mud?? to the mound. Yellow book shows no breeding for Maryland. 1 Red-tailed Hawk's nest nearby along railroad track. 745am-845am Anita C. Leight Estuary Center "Otter Point Creek", Otter Point Rd., Abingdon, Harford Co., MD Weather: PC/PS, 41-46 degree, SE 6 mph-SSE 10 mph 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan - 2 ad, 2 imm (1st year) 3 Mallard 2 Lesser Scaup 4 Bufflehead 16 Common Merganser 7 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Bald Eagle - 2 2nd year 1 Red-tailed Hawk 38 Ring-billed Gull 8 Herring Gull 8 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Mourning Dove 1 Blue Jay 1 Carolina Chickadee 1 Carolina Wren 3 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 6 European Starling - nearby marina 1 Field Sparrow 1 Fox Sparrow 7 Song Sparrow 9 "Slate-colored" Junco 3 Northern Cardinal 2 American Goldfinch 5 House Sparrow - nearby marina 139 27 species Mammals 4 Gray Squirrel 900am-1030am Rt 40 Pond along Pulaski Hwy, east of Rt 24 (Emmorton Rd South), Edgewood, Harford Co., MD Weather: PS, 46-48 degree, SSE 10 mph-SE 15 mph 1 Pied-billed Grebe - looking for nest site 5 Great Blue Heron 3 Turkey Vulture 46 Canada Goose - 13 others in flight headed NE 2 Mute Swan - female at nest 8 American Wigeon 15 Mallard 2 Green-winged Teal 64 Ring-necked Duck - 40 drake, 24 hen 2 Osprey 4 Bald Eagle - 2 ad, 2 1st y, all headed NWW 3 Red-tailed Hawk - nest? visible 2 American Coot 8 Wilson's Snipe 24 Ring-billed Gull - mostly high flying in kettles 5 Rock Pigeon - flyby over Home Depot 2 American Crow 1 Fish Crow 14 Tree Swallow 4 American Robin - flyby N 1 Northern Mockingbird 23 European Starling 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Song Sparrow 3 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Rusty Blackbird 1 Common Grackle - flyby 259 27 species 1045am-1145am Gunpowder Falls State Park "Rumsey Island", Shore Dr. & Bridge Dr., Joppatowne, Harford Co., MD Weather: PC, SE 14 mph-SSE 20 mph 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Great Blue Heron 4 Turkey Vulture 10 Canada Goose 1 Mallard 1 Osprey 2 Bald Eagle - 1 ad, 1 1st year 9 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull - marina 1 Great Black-backed Gull - marina 4 Mourning Dove 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 5 European Starling 1 Savannah Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 10 "Slate-colored" Junco - along Bridge Dr. 1 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird 11 Common Grackle 3 House Sparrow 80 23 species Reptiles 1 Garter Snake - found by owner's dog Kevin Graff Jarrettsville & Ocean City, MD ocean_city2001@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================