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Cylburn Arboretum, 4/18/04

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Kevin Graff

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Mon, 19 Apr 2004 04:39:42 -0700

Hi all,

Baltimore Bird Club trip

820am-1120am - 4/18/04
Cylburn Arboretum, Greenspring Ave., Cold
Spring-Newtown section of Baltimore, MD

Leader: No designated leader for this Self-Guided
        Walk - fifth of the series weekly birdwalk

Observers: Steve Sanford, Kevin Graff, Debbie Terry,
           Elliot & Nancy Kirschbaum, Joe Lewandowski,
           Paul Noell, Dwight Johnson, John Dennehy,
           Cheryl Marocco, Jamey Weitzman, Lora Rosen
           Paula McLean, Taylor McLean

Weather: MS, 62-80 degree, WSW 9 mph- calm, cool
early, then hot later, normal temp should be 65
degree, few distance clouds

    9  Common Loon - flyby headed N
    1  Double-crested Cormorant - same as above
    2  Great Blue Heron - same as loons
    4  Turkey Vulture
    1  Mallard - drake
    1  Sharp-shinned Hawk - by Steve & myself
    1  Ring-billed Gull - flyby
    7  Rock Pigeon
   19  Mourning Dove
    1  Great Horned Owl - brief look twice in flight
    1  Chimney Swift - flyby N
    2  Red-bellied Woodpecker
    4  Downy Woodpecker
    2  Northern Flicker
    2  Blue-headed Vireo
    1  Blue Jay
    1  American Crow - seen by me, Debbie & Steve
    4  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
    9  Barn Swallow
    9  Carolina Chickadee
    2  Tufted Titmouse
    1  White-breasted Nuthatch
    3  Carolina Wren
    1  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
   11  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
   51  American Robin
    3  Northern Mockingbird
    1  Brown Thrasher
   14  European Starling
    8  Cedar Waxwing - flyby, single flock
    2  Northern Parula
   12  Yellow-rumped Warbler
    1  Palm Warbler
    2  Black-and-white Warbler - sorry Cathy
    1  Ovenbird
    2  Eastern Towhee
    2  Chipping Sparrow
    2  Song Sparrow
   12  White-throated Sparrow
    6  Northern Cardinal
    2  Red-winged Blackbird - flyby
   14  Common Grackle - flyby
    4  Brown-headed Cowbird - flyby
    1  Purple Finch
    6  House Finch
   38  American Goldfinch - many flyby
    3  House Sparrow
  286  47 species

Mammals
   5  Gray Squirrel

Amphibians
  12  American Toad - heard 30-seconds long trills

Butterflies
   4  Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
   1  Mourning Cloak
   3  Orange Sulfer
  48  Cabbage White

Dragonflies
   4  Common Green Darner


     Kevin Graff
     Jarrettsville & Ocean City, MD
     









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