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Baltimore Harbor CBC 2004 - Ft McHenry (12-18)

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Keith Eric Costley

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Maryland Birds & Birding

Date:

Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:11:03 -0500

The PRAIRIE and Western PALM WARBLERS were the highlights of the the
Baltimore Harbor CBC at Fort McHenry.  During a three hour boat ride in the
waters around the Fort we listed a single Redhead with Lesser Scaup at Tide
Point and Canvasback in Masonville Cove.  Cedar Waxwings flew over the Fort
mid-day.  A complete report is in ht email.

     2  Horned Grebe
   43  Double-crested Cormorant
   18  Great Blue Heron
     2  Turkey Vulture
 192  Canada Goose 
     4  Mute Swan  
     2  Gadwall   
   15  American Wigeon
   78  Mallard   
 753  Canvasback   
     1  Redhead   
   60  Lesser Scaup
 123  Bufflehead   
 405  Ruddy Duck   
     2  Cooper's Hawk
     1  Red-shouldered Hawk
     1  Peregrine Falcon
   12  American Coot
   92  Ring-billed Gull
   13  Herring Gull
   21  Great Black-backed Gull
   18  Rock Dove   
   78  Mourning Dove
     1  American Crow
   12  Fish Crow   
     6  Carolina Wren
     3  Northern Mockingbird
   71  European Starling
     7  Cedar Waxwing
     1  PRAIRIE WARBLER (Female)
     1  PALM WARBLER (Western)
   18  Song Sparrow
     7  Swamp Sparrow
     9  White-throated Sparrow
     4  Dark-eyed Junco
     3  Northern Cardinal
   34  Red-winged Blackbird
     2  Brown-headed Cowbird
   16  House Finch
   17  American Goldfinch
   37  House Sparrow

   41   Species
2185  Birds

Wishing you all the best of the Holidays.

Keith Eric Costley

Randallstown, Baltimore County, MD