Washington Crossing

Geoff Graff (ggraff@erols.com)
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:53:33 -0400 

On Saturday, April 17th, in early morning and late afternoon for my break 
from re-enactment camping, I went out to do some birding.

Birds seen:

  9  Common Loon (headed north near Delaware River)
  4  Double-crested Cormorant
  2  Great Blue Heron
 86  Canada Geese (many nests on island)
 20  Mallard (16.4)
  2  Wood Duck (1.1)
 22  Ring-billed Gull
  3  Herring Gull
 15  Turkey Vulture
  3  Black Vulture
  3  Red-tailed Hawk
  1  Red-shouldered Hawk
  4  Osprey (headed north)
  1  Merlin
  4  Mourning Dove
  2  C. Flicker
208  N. Rough-winged Swallow (few headed north)
  2  Barn Swallow (nest in small old barn)
  6  Bank Swallow (headed north)
  3  Cliff Swallow (headed north)    
 13  Am. Crow
  2  Fish Crow
  2  Blue Jay
 20  Carolina Chickadee
  4  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  4  E. Bluebird
  4  E. Phoebe
 25  European Starling
 28  Am. Robin
  2  Yellow Warbler
 15  Yellow-rumped Warbler
  1  Cerulean Warbler
  4  N. Cardinal
  9  Song Sparrow
 31  White-throated Sparrow
  5  Swamp Sparrow
  1  Chipping Sparrow
  4  Red-winged Blackbird
  6  C. Grackle
  3  Brown-headed Cowbird
  2  Am. Goldfinch



        Kevin Graff
        Baltimore, MD
        ggraff@erols.com