Hart-Miller Island: 01/23/99

Eugene J. Scarpulla (gscarp@erols.com)
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 21:40:29 -0500


This is the Hart-Miller Island (Baltimore County, MD) report for
January 23, 1999. [part of the Baltimore Mid-Winter Bird Count]

The observers were Gene Scarpulla and Ralph Cullison.

Observation: 0720-1705
             AM: Heavy fog, 45 degrees F., NE 10K
             PM: Mostly sunny, 65 degrees F., SE 20K

 Red-throated Loon               1
 Horned Grebe                    2
 Canada Goose                    117 (flyover)
 American Black Duck             91
 Mallard                         291
 Northern Pintail                3 (male)
 Canvasback                      3 (2 male, 1 female)
 Bufflehead                      25 (10 male, 15 female)
 Common Goldeneye                64 (41 male, 23 female)
 Northern Harrier                5 (immature)
 American Kestrel                3 (2 male, 1 female)
*VIRGINIA RAIL                  *4
 Killdeer                        3
 Bonaparte's Gull                72
 Ring-billed Gull                137
 Herring Gull                    42
 Great Black-backed Gull         8
 Mourning Dove                   111
*SHORT-EARED OWL                *2
 Downy Woodpecker                3
 Northern Flicker                1
 Carolina Chickadee              2
 Tufted Titmouse                 1
 Carolina Wren                   10
 American Robin                  2
*AMERICAN PIPIT                 *4
 European Starling               43
 Yellow-rumped Warbler           1 (Myrtle)
 American Tree Sparrow           18
 Savannah Sparrow                20
 Song Sparrow                    124
 Swamp Sparrow                   2
 White-throated Sparrow          13
 Dark-eyed Junco                 1 (Slate-colored)
*SNOW BUNTING                   *17
 Red-winged Blackbird            34
 American Goldfinch              1

MAMMALS
 Red Fox                         (fresh tracks & scat)
 Raccoon                         (fresh tracks)

 Gene Scarpulla
 Towson, Maryland
 gscarp@erols.com