Hi all,
For the second weekend in a row, snow ruin my plans
for weekend birding in Eastern Shore including
Horsehead.
Last weekend, did mostly feeder watching and
yesterday, try out across northwest Harford for field
birds. I never birding before around Bradenbaugh or
going there often except for fire/ems calls in our
first due area.
Went looking for the lark/longspur last report by
Matt Hafner over a week ago. Found only one Horned
Lark flew over a farm near intersection of Bradenbaugh
Rd & Maddonna Rd. After birding at Rocks SP, went back
on Bradenbaugh Rd again, shortly after 5pm, found a
huge flock of 50 Horned Lark and 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR in
area of Amoss Rd. Quickly turn into Amoss Rd and
found loads of sparrows/thrushes along roadside, the
larks flock landed way out onto the open field clear
of snow near Amoss Rd/Carico Ln.
While in area, looking for larks again, saw
something took off/landed couple times in weedy field
over the hill, it turns out to be 9 Eastern
Meadowlarks
feeding near Carico Ln.
330pm-355pm, 505pm-520pm - 1/30/05
Along Bradenbaugh Rd between Norrisville Rd & Madonna
Rd., & Amoss Rd/Carico Ln after 5pm
Weather: 330pm - Fair, 35-34 degree, NNE 9 mph- N 5mph
5pm - Fair, 31 degree, W 3 mph, increase
cloudy
1 Turkey Vulture
24 Canada Goose - flock of 15 & 9 WNW after 5pm
2 Red-tailed Hawk
1 American Kestrel
9 Rock Pigeon
8 Mourning Dove - many after 5pm
1 Northern Flicker - flyby
1 American Crow
51 Horned Lark - 50 after 5pm
1 Carolina Chickadee
2 Eastern Bluebird
2 Hermit Thrush - after 5pm
1 American Robin
5 Northern Mockingbird
22 European Starling
2 American Tree Sparrow
3 Fox Sparrow
3 Savannah Sparrow
17 Song Sparrow
10 White-throated Sparrow
20 "Slate-colored' Junco
1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR - after 5pm
2 Northern Cardinal
83 Red-winged Blackbird - flyby ESE after 5pm
8 Eastern Meadowlark - after 5pm
267 Common Grackle - flyby ESE after 5pm
4 Brown-headed Cowbird - flyby ESE
1 House Finch
552 28 species
4pm-5pm
Rocks State Park "Hidden Valley Area", Carea Rd.,
Norrisville, Harford Co., MD
Weather: Fair, 43-31 degree, N 5 mph- W 3 mph
1 Mallard - drake flyby downstream
1 Barred Owl
1 Pileated Woodpecker
2 Carolina Chickadee
1 Brown Creeper
1 Carolina Wren
13 Golden-crowned Kinglet - active feeding
16 Eastern Bluebird - active feeding at hilltop
1 Hermit Thrush
2 American Robin
2 Eastern Towhee
7 Song Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
4 White-throated Sparrow
5 "Slate-colored" Junco
1 Northern Cardinal
59 16 species
Mammals: 1 Eastern Harvest Mouse?
a lot of mice and deers fresh tracks
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & Ocean City, MD
P.S. There was a BARN OWL roosting in one of the silo
between Jarrettsville and Norrisville after 5pm.
Cannot give location as this bird is hard to find and
need soem privacy & peace in area. It was in a private
farm, knew the worker who work for a farmer. He says
that the farmer seen the owl once a year in area and
haven't recalled any nesting in one of the silo. The
yellow book shows breeding in Harford Co.
First time in Maryland (i think?), had seen this
owl once each in Delaware and Virginia.
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