Highlights of the Baltimore Bird Club walk in the Granite Area of Patapsco
Valley State Park included Prairie and Pine Warblers, [very] close-up views
of two male Scarlet Tanager and a Wood Duck hen with six young.  We were
also treated to up to seven singing Veery on the broad trail heading West
from the Quarry.  

Participating birds: Paul Noell, Greg Frutral, Jan Wielzynski and Bernadette
Smith.  Thank you for coming and making the walk a lot of fun.

  4  Black Vulture
  9  Turkey Vulture
  7  Wood Duck ­ six fledglings with adult female
  1  Mallard
  1  Red-shouldered Hawk
  1  Broad-winged Hawk - soaring
  1  Red-tailed Hawk
  2  Rock Pigeon
  4  Mourning Dove
  3  Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  7  Chimney Swift
  4  Red-bellied Woodpecker ­ possible fledglings
  3  Downy Woodpecker
  2  Hairy Woodpecker
  2  Pileated Woodpecker
  7  Eastern Wood-Pewee
14  Acadian Flycatcher
  2  Eastern Phoebe ­ on territory on far side of quarry
  2  Great Crested Flycatcher
  1  White-eyed Vireo
  2  Red-eyed Vireo ­ aggressive territorial behavior
  6  Blue Jay
  2  American Crow
  4  N. Rough-winged Swallow
  2  Barn Swallow
  2  Carolina Wren ­ singing on territory
  6  Tufted Titmouse ­ fledgling begging
  4  White-breasted Nuthatch
  6  Carolina Chickadee
14  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  7  Veery
  9  Wood Thrush
  2  American Robin
  2  Gray Catbird
11  Cedar Waxwing
  7  Northern Parula
  3  Pine Warbler
  4  Prairie Warbler
10  Ovenbird ­ adult feeding young
  5  Louisiana Waterthrush ­ agitated, on territory
  6  Scarlet Tanager ­ aggressive territorial behavior
  3  Eastern Towhee
  6  Chipping Sparrow ­ adult feeding young
  2  Field Sparrow
11  Northern Cardinal - fledgling
  6  Indigo Bunting
  1  Red-winged Blackbird
  4  Common Grackle
10  Brown-headed Cowbird
  2  Yellow-throated Vireo
  2  Baltimore Oriole
14  American Goldfinch
  4  House Sparrow

Keith Eric Costley

Randallstown, Baltimore County, MD