Hi all,
Paul Noell and I went up to the mountains to see if
we can find any possible vagrants from the north and
to look for Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow. We
couldn't find any vagrants, Nelson's or Lincoln's
Sparrows.
940am-1010am
Along I-70 and Sideling Hill Visitor Center,
Hagerstown/Hancock, Washington Co., MD
Weather: light rain/cloudy, 54-55 degree, calm -
SE 10 mph
1 Turkey Vulture
17 Canada Goose
1 Bald Eagle - flyby
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
19 Rock Pigeon
2 Mourning Dove
1 Northern Flicker
7 Blue Jay - flyby
16 American Crow - flyby
1 White-breasted Nuthatch - flyby
5 Eastern Bluebird - flyby
54 American Robin - single flock headed S
1 Northern Mockingbird
44 European Starling
1 "Slate-colored" Junco
63 Common Grackle - flyby
5 American Goldfinch
239 17 species
1045am-1210pm
Frostburg Watershed, Piney Reservoir, Piney Run Rd.,
Finzel, Garrett Co., MD
Weather: Cloudy, 54-57 degree, SSE 18 mph- S 16 mph
1 Pied-billed Grebe
2 Great Blue Heron
61 Canada Goose
6 Mallard
6 Hooded Merganser
1 Red-tailed Hawk
5 Rock Pigeon
1 Mourning Dove
4 Chimney Swift - high flyby SSE
2 Belted Kingfisher
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
4 Blue Jay
12 American Crow - flyby
9 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Eastern Bluebird
1 Song Sparrow
1 House Finch
119 18 species
Mammals
1 Muskrat
1220pm-120pm
Finzel Swamp Nature Preserve, Cranberry Swamp Rd.,
Finzel, Garrett Co., MD
Weather: Cloudy, 57-58 degree, S 16 mph- S 12 mph
1 Turkey Vulture - distant flyby
2 Mallard
1 Red-tailed Hawk - distant flyby
2 Rock Pigeon
3 Mourning Dove
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 American Crow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Carolina Wren
8 European Starling - flyby
7 Cedar Waxwing - flyby along road
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler - w/ waxwing
1 White-throated Sparrow
17 "Slate-colored" Junco
1 House Finch
1 Pine Sisken
5 American Goldfinch
57 19 species
145pm-325pm
C & O National Historical Park "North Branch" & Mexico
Farms LLC PreTreatment Facility "North Branch Spray
Field", along River Rd., & Lock House? Rd., North
Branch, Allegany Co., MD
Weather: Cloudy, 60-64 degree, S 12 mph- SW 18 mph
1 Turkey Vulture
2 American Black Duck
2 American Coot - marshy pond between 2 RR tracks
53 Rock Pigeon
5 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
5 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 Carolina Wren
1 Sedge Wren
1 Hermit Thrush
1 American Robin
4 Northern Mockingbird
64 European Starling
1 Eastern Towhee
1 Vesper Sparrow - brief view
1 Savannah Sparrow
37 Song Sparrow
3 Swamp Sparrow
12 White-throated Sparrow
1 White-crowned Sparrow
1 "Slate-colored" Junco
8 Northern Cardinal
1 American Goldfinch
3 House Sparrow - vacant? buildings near RR track
219 30 species
Mammals
1 Woodchunk
Amphibians
2 Southern Leopard Frog
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & Ocean City, MD
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