Hello all. 

Sue Ricciardi and I surveyed the Swan Creek area off of Kembo Road in AA 
County for about 5 hours this morning. The survey included land owned by 
the North County Land Trust. The Maryland Environmental Service maintains 
much of the land. 

The area is surrounded by state and private/corporate property and is for 
that reason highly restricted as to its access. The surveys are pre-
schedueled a few times per year and the area includes a mitigated wetland 
and dredge spoil impoundments.

Totals:

PB Grebe: 2 On the pond
DC Cormorant: 197 From Ft. Carroll, the Patapsco and the pond
G. Blue Heron: 2
M. Swan: 2
C. Goose: 73
Mallard: 9
A. Black Duck: 6 Three With the Mallards and three flying out of the pond
G. Scaup: c. 20 On the Patapsco
C. Goldeneye: 4 Same as above
Bufflehead: 3 Same as above
LT Duck: 2 Same as above
H. Merganser: 4 In the mitigated wetland area
TV: 4
B. Eagle: 1 2nd year bird
RT Hawk: 1 Adult
RS Hawk: 1 Calling vociferously
SS Hawk: 1  Saw it fly over as I drove out
RB Gull: c. 80
H. Gull: 24
GBB Gull: 4
B. Kingfisher: 2
A. Crow: 2
Blue Jay: 9
M. Dove: 5
RB Woodpecker: 5
D. Woodpecker: 3
H. Woodpecker: 1
N. Flicker: 3
E. Starling: 1
H. Thrush: 3
B. Thrasher: 1
G. CATBIRD: 3  Including 2 in the same shrub!
N. Mockingbird: 2
C. Wren: 16
W. Wren: 1 Mitigated Wetland Area
C. Chickadee: 15
T. Titmouse: 7
RC Kinglet: 1
YR Warbler: 4
E. Towhee: 2
S. Sparrow: 18+
WT Sparrow: 39+
Swamp Sparrow: 3 Mitigated Wetland Area
Fox Sparrow: 1
A. TREE SPARROW: 1 Along the main trail
N. Cardinal: 17
C. Grackle: 1 Flyover
RW Blackbird: 11
A. Goldfinch: 11

Best to all,

Matt Grey
Pasadena