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Piney Orchard Park, Anne Arundel County Today

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Meghan Tice

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Meghan Tice

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Sun, 15 May 2005 13:29:12 -0400

On a monthly walk with the Bowie Wild Bird Center this morning, 
the following birds (77 species) were observed by 4 of us 
(J. Boone, M. Doying, Kathy-sp?, and myself):
Canada Goose, some with goslings
Mallard, one seen with young
Hooded Merganser, female
Great-blue Heron, nests with young seen
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk, adult
Red-shouldered Hawk
Solitary Sandpiper, one seen
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl, heard
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, one male seen
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
ALDER FLYCATCHER, heard, not seen "quick-three-beers"
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
COMMON RAVEN, mobbed by crows
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Cedar Waxwing, about 3 dozen
Eastern Bluebird, some at nest boxes
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Tree Swallow, one at nest box
Purple Martin
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
House Finch
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler, great looks
Blackburnian Warbler, one, seen by all
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting, great, well-lit looks of male, female seen as well
Orchard Oriole, 1st spring male
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bobolink, heard only

Not birds...
Herps:
Black Racer
Black Rat Snake
Mud Turtle
Eastern Painted Turtle
Bullfrog
Green Frog
Northern Cricket Frog
Gray Tree Frog
Butterflies:
1 Zebra Swallowtail
2 Pearl Crescent
2 Eastern Tailed Blue
1 Red-banded Hairstreak
1 Lady, unidentified
Odonates:
Common Whitetail, males and females
Blue Corporal, very friendly - perched on all 4 of us
Spangled Skimmer, females and immature males
Eastern Pondhawk, females, immature males

Meghan Tice
Bowie, Prince George's County
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