I observed 71 species at Loch Raven today.
Highlights:
2 Common Loons ( both in Winter plummage ) from the Boat Launch area.
1 Bald Eagle ( Boat Launch fly-by)
3 Coot - Pine Ridge south part of the golf Coursr ( 4th hole )
1 Double-crested Cormorant ( fly-by near Peerces Plantation)
11 species of Warblers ( good area: east of the Skeet entrance in the White Pines
and mixed forest)
good May count tomorrow!
Taylor McLean
Date: 05/07/2004 Place:
Time:6-11 am Species Seen: 71
Total Birds: 293
2 ... Common Loon
1 ... Double-crested Cormorant
1 ... Great Blue Heron
2 ... Green-backed Heron
30 ... Canada Goose
7 ... Wood Duck
2 ... Mallard
1 ... Turkey Vulture
1 ... Bald Eagle
1 ... Red-Tailed Hawk
1 ... Red-shouldered Hawk
1 Broad-winged Hawk
1 ... American Coot
1 ... Solitary Sandpiper
3 ... Spotted Sandpiper
1 ... Least Sandpiper
9 ... Ring-billed Gull
2 ... Rock Pigeon
7 ... Mourning Dove
6 ... Chimney Swift
1 ... Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 ... Downy Woodpecker
1 ... N. Flicker
4 ... Eastern Kingbird
3 ... Acadian Flycatcher
1 ... Eastern Wood Pewee
3 ... Tree Swallow
2 ... Barn Swallow
7 ... Rough-winged Swallow
17 ... Blue Jay
4 ... American Crow
2 ... Fish Crow
4 ... Carolina Chickadee
2 ... Tufted Titmouse
3 ... Carolina Wren
8 ... House Wren
5 ... Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3 ... Eastern Bluebird
3 ... Wood Thrush
x ... American Robin
x ... Gray Catbird
x ... N. Mockingbird
12 ... Cedar waxwing
x ... Starling
5 ... Warbling Vireo
14 ... Red-eyed Vireo
5 ... Parula Warbler
1 ... Yellow Warbler
3 ... Magnolia Warbler
7 ... Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 ... Black-throated Green Warbler
6 ... Pine Warbler
4 ... Prairie Warbler
2 ... Redstart
1 ... Ovenbird
1 ... Louisiana Waterthrush
9 ... Yellowthroat
x ... Northern Cardinal
3 ... Eastern Towhee
8 ... Chipping Sparrow
6 ... Field Sparrow
3 ... Song Sparrow
2 ... Swamp Sparrow
3 ... Red-winged Blackbird
7 ... Common Grackle
9 ... Brown-headed Cowbird
7 ... Baltimore Oriole
2 ... Orchard Oriole
3 ... House Finch
12 ... American Goldfinch
2 ... House Sparrow
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