Today's walk at Loch Raven Reservoir tallied a total of 44 species. The
highlights included two Fox Sparrows and an Osprey that we accidentally
flushed from its perch.

The full list is as follows:

   
 Common Loon  1   
 Pied-billed Grebe  10
 Turkey Vulture  2 
 Canada Goose  150 
 American Wigeon  150
 American Black Duck  10
 Mallard  2   
 Ring-necked Duck  100
 Bufflehead  10   
 Hooded Merganser  8
 Common Merganser  1
 Ruddy Duck  4   
 Osprey  1   
 Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
 Red-shouldered Hawk  2
 Red-tailed Hawk  4
 American Coot  150
 Ring-billed Gull  1
 Herring Gull  2   
 Mourning Dove  15 
 Belted Kingfisher  1
 Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
 Downy Woodpecker  1
 Hairy Woodpecker  1
 Northern Flicker  3
 American Crow  5  
 Carolina Chickadee  10
 Tufted Titmouse  6
 White-breasted Nuthatch  3
 Carolina Wren  3  
 Hermit Thrush  1  
 American Robin  40
 Northern Mockingbird  3
 European Starling  20
 Cedar Waxwing  15 
 Eastern Towhee  5 
 Chipping Sparrow  2
 Field Sparrow  2  
 Fox Sparrow  2   
 Song Sparrow  5   
 White-throated Sparrow  50
 Dark-eyed Junco  10
 Northern Cardinal  8
 American Goldfinch  15

Elliot Kirschbaum
Baltimore, MD


Elliot