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weekend roadside & yardbirds, Baltimore & Harford Counties

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Kevin Graff

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:41:34 -0800

Hi all,



1010am-1030am - 1/21/05 on way to deliveries Carroll
C.
Along Black Rock Rd, Arcadia, Baltimore Co., MD

Weather: Fair/PC, 21-22 degree, N 9 mph- N 10 mph

     2  Turkey Vulture
   482  Canada Goose - several flocks
     1  Cackling "Richardson's" Goose
     8  Tundra Swan - flyby NW from Loch Raven??
    18  Ring-billed Gull 
     1  RED-HEADED WOODPECKER - female
     1  Red-bellied Woodpecker
    59  American Crow
     2  American Robin
     1  Northern Mockingbird
    24  European Starling 
     2  Field Sparrow
     3  White-throated Sparrow
    12  "Slate-colored" Junco - roadside 
     9  Common Grackle - flyby
     2  American Goldfinch - flyby
   627  16 species


2pm-5pm - 1/22/05
Feeders/yardbirds, Jarrettsville, Harford Co., MD

Weather: heavy/light snow, 21-23 degree, E 8 mph- NE 9
mph, clear 4pm-5pm,   up to 7 inches of snow

   1  Mourning Dove
   1  Red-bellied Woodpecker
   1  Downy Woodpecker
   3  Horned Lark - flyby NE, 4pm
   4  Carolina Chickadee
   7  Tufted Titmouse
   3  White-breasted Nuthatch
   1  Carolina Wren
   1  Northern Mockingbird
   1  European Starling
   3  White-throated Sparrow
  41  "Slate-colored" Junco
   3  Northern Cardinal
 102  Red-winged Blackbird - flyby S to roost 4pm
   2  Rusty Blackbird - flyby w/ blackbirds flock
 188  Common Grackle - same
  10  Brown-headed Cowbird - same
   1  House Finch
   1  Pine Siskin
   4  American Goldfinch
 378  20 species


Plan to head out to Perryman around 10am Sunday for
roadside field birds but my pager went off and got a
fire call <groan..>   Had four calls over the weekend,
one was a 4WD assist to medic crew carried patient
over a unplowed road/sidewalk, other was two 10-50PI
(accidents).  


2pm-5pm - 1/23/05
Feeders/yardbirds, Jarrettsville, Harford Co., MD 

Weather: Blowing snow, Fair, 18-16 degree, NW 24 mph- 
NNW 20 mph

   1  Turkey Vulture
   1  Northern Harrier - headed SW in distance
   1  Red-shouldered Hawk - headed SW in distance
  38  Ring-billed Gull - headed SW in distance
   2  Red-bellied Woodpecker
   1  Downy Woodpecker
   1  American Crow
   6  Carolina Chickadee
   7  Tufted Titmouse
   3  White-breasted Nuthatch
   1  Carolina Wren
   5  Eastern Bluebird - fighting over a nextbox
   5  American Robin - flyby SW in distance
   1  Northern Mockingbird
   5  European Starling
   1  Chipping Sparrow
   1  Song Sparrow
   4  White-throated Sparrow
  40  "Slate-colored" Junco
   3  Northern Cardinal 
   9  Common Grackle - flyby SW
   1  House Finch
   4  American Goldfinch
 141  23 species

       Kevin Graff
       Jarrettsville, MD & Ocean City, MD
       


		
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