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Western MD - Sunday 6/5/05

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Tue, 7 Jun 2005 16:49:27 -0700

Hi again,

Sorry I miss the deadline for Voice of ther Naturalist
due to numberous fire calls last night during serious
storm prevent me finish Sunday report. 

715am-835am - 6/5/05
Piney Reservoir & Flats, Piney Run Rd., Finzel,
Garrett Co., MD
Weather: Fog/Fair, 61-65 degree, WSW 5 mph- S 5 mph

   1  Common Loon
   1  Great Blue Heron
   3  Green Heron
  12  Canada Goose
   1  American Black Duck
   3  Mallard
   1  Lesser Scaup - drake
   1  Osprey
   1  Killdeer
   2  Rock Pigeon
   3  Mourning Dove
   2  Chimney Swift
   1  Northern Flicker
   1  Pileated Woodpecker
   1  Acadian Flycatcher
   1  Least Flycatcher
   1  Blue-headed Vireo
  11  Blue Jay
   1  American Crow
   1  Tree Swallow
   2  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
   4  Barn Swallow
   1  Tufted Titmouse
   1  House Wren
   2  Eastern Bluebird
   1  Wood Thrush
   5  American Robin
   1  European Starling
   3  Cedar Waxwing
   1  Yellow Warbler 
   2  Chestnut-sided Warbler
   1  Black-throated Green Warbler
   2  Ovenbird
   1  Common Yellowthroat
   1  Scarlet Tanager
   1  Eastern Towhee
   4  Song Sparrow
   1  Rose-breasted Grosbeak
   1  Indigo Bunting
   1  Bobolink
   6  Red-winged Blackbird
   2  Eastern Meadowlark
   3  Baltimore Oriole
   1  American Goldfinch
  97  44 species

Reptiles: 5 Eastern Painted Turtle, 1 Snapping Turtle

905am-915am
Along I-68 between exit 22 & exit 14, Grantsville, 
Weather: Fair, 66 degree, SSW 6 mph 

   1  Canada Goose
   3  Mallard
   1  American Kestrel
   1  Red-bellied Woodpecker
   1  Pileated Woodpecker  
   1  American Crow
   1  Tree Swallow
   2  Barn Swallow
   1  American Robin
   1  European Starling
   1  Song Sparrow
   1  Indigo Bunting
   5  Red-winged Blackbird
   1  Common Grackle
   1  American Goldfinch
  22  15 species

925am-1015am
Hoyes Rd./Sang Run Rd/Cranesville Rd., Lake Ford,
Garrett Co., MD
Weather: PC, 64-70 degree, calm

   6  Turkey Vulture
   4  Wild Turkey - Cranesville Rd.
   1  Mourning Dove
   1  Yellow-billed Cuckoo
   1  Willow Flycatcher - Cranesville Rd
   5  Least Flycatcher
   1  Red-eyed Vireo
   1  Tree Swallow
   3  Cliff Swallow
   2  Barn Swallow
   1  House Wren
  17  American Robin
   2  Brown Thrasher
   3  European Starling
   1  Northern Parula
   2  Chestnut-sided Warbler
   3  American Redstart
   1  Field Sparrow
   2  Grasshopper Sparrow
   1  Bobolink
  11  Red-winged Blackbird
   6  Common Grackle
   1  Eastern Meadowlark
   1  House Finch
   2  American Goldfinch
  79  25 species

Mammals: 1 Eastern Chipmunk

1020am-1150am
Swallow Falls State Park, Maple Glade Rd., McComas
Beach, Garrett Co., MD
Weather: Fair, 75-81 degree, calm

   1  Black Vulture
   2  Broad-winged Hawk
   2  Chimney Swift
   1  Red-eyed Vireo
   1  Eastern Wood-Pewee
   1  Acadian Flycatcher
   1  American Crow
   1  Red-breasted Nuthatch
   1  Veery
   1  Hermit Thrush
   1  American Robin
   1  Northern Parula
   1  Chestnut-sided Warbler
   1  Magnolia Warbler
   3  Black-throated Green Warbler
   8  Blackburnian Warbler
   1  Ovenbird
   1  Common Yellowthroat
   1  Scarlet Tanager
   3  Chipping Sparrow
  33  20 species

Mammals: 2 Red Squirrel, 5 Eastern Chipmunk

Lunch in Oakland, House Finches and a possible single
female Purple Finch. 

1245pm-125pm
Trout Run Waste Water Treatment Plant, Norris Welch
Rd., Mountain Park Lake, Garrett Co., MD
Weather: Fair, 83-84 degree, WNW 6 mph- variable 5 mph

   2  Turkey Vulture
   1  Wood Duck
  11  Mallard   
   1  Red-tailed Hawk
   1  American Kestrel
   1  Rock Pigeon
   3  Mourning Dove
   1  Willow Flycatcher
   1  Eastern Kingbird
   1  American Crow
   4  Tree Swallow
   3  Barn Swallow
   2  American Robin
   1  Brown Thrasher
   4  European Starling
   1  Yellow Warbler
   2  Chipping Sparrow
   1  Savannah Sparrow
   2  Song Sparrow
   7  Bobolink
   4  Red-winged Blackbird
   2  Eastern Meadowlark
  56  22 species

150pm-245pm
Univ of MD "Pleasant Valley 4-H Center,  Bittinger,
Garrett Co., MD
Weather: haze, 78-79 degree, calm- variable 3 mph

   1  Turkey Vulture
   1  Red-tailed Hawk
   1  Blue Jay
   5  American Crow
   1  American Robin
   1  Gray Catbird
   2  Cedar Waxwing
   1  Brown Thrasher
   1  Blackburnian Warbler
   1  Pine Warbler
   2  Chipping Sparrow
   1  Red-winged Blackbird
   2  Common Grackle
   2  Brown-headed Cowbird
   2  American Goldfinch
  24  15 species
  
325pm-445pm
Dans Mountain WMA "Dans Rock", Old Dan Rock Rd., &
field at Buskirk Hollow Rd., Midland, Allegany Co., MD
Weather: haze, 79-80 degree, WNW 7 mph- W 7 mph

    2  Black Vulture
    5  Turkey Vulture
    2  Red-tailed Hawk   
    4  Killdeer
    1  Eastern Phoebe
    1  Great-crested Flycatcher
   11  Red-eyed Vireo
    1  Blue Jay
    1  American Crow
    2  Common Raven
    1  Tree Swallow
    3  Barn Swallow
    2  Eastern Bluebird
    6  American Robin
    1  Cerulean Warbler
    1  American Redstart
    1  Ovenbird
    1  Scarlet Tanager
    2  Eastern Towhee
    2  Chipping Sparrow
    1  Field Sparrow
    3  Grasshopper Sparrow
    4  Indigo Bunting
    2  Bobolink
    1  Red-winged Blackbird
    4  Eastern Meadowlark
    1  Common Grackle
    2  American Goldfinch
   68  28 species
 
Mammals: 1  Eastern Cottontail

520pm-545pm
Breakneck Rd/Murley's Branch Rd., Flintstone, Allegany

Weather: haze, 85 degree, variable 5 mph

   1  Turkey Vulture           4  European Starling 
   1  Mourning Dove            1  Brown Thrasher 
   1  Chimney Swift            1  Yellow Warbler
   1  Eastern Kingbird         1  Grasshopper Sparrow
   1  Yellow-throated Vireo    1  Song Sparrow 
   2  American Crow            1  Indigo Bunting
   5  Barn Swallow             7  Red-winged Blackbird
   1  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher    4  Common Grackle
  12  American Robin           3  American Goldfinch 
   1  Gray Catbird            38  19 species
   




		
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