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Sycamore Landing & Hughes Hollow, 3/11/06

From:

Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

Date:

Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:03:41 -0800

Hi all,


   Just got back from BBC trip to Middle Creek WMA in
Lancaster Co, PA at 730pm but ran on one medic call at
my arrival before got cancelled. Cannot post
out-of-state stuff, sorry. But if anyone like see the
full report, email me offlist.  
    It's sure is warm yesterday while searched for
Townsend's Warbler for three hours. 


850am-910am
Along I-95, Howard & Prince George's Counties, MD

WEATHER: Fair, 59-60 degrees, NW 6 mph- variable 
         6 mph

  52  Canada Goose - PG
   7  Black Vulture - H
   3  Turkey Vulture - both
   1  Red-tailed Hawk - H
   1  Ring-billed Gull - PG
  14  Rock Pigeon - both
   1  Mourning Dove - H
   1  Downy Woodpecker - PG
   1  Blue Jay - H
   5  American Crow - both
   3  crow sp. - PG
   1  American Robin - PG
   4  European Starling - H
   1  Red-winged Blackbird - PG
   3  Common Grackle - H
   1  House Sparrow - PG
  99  15 species


945am-1205pm
Maryland Wildlife Administration/C & O National
Historical Park & Trail "Sycamore Landing", 
Sycamore Landing Rd., Poolesville, Montgomery 
Co., MD

OBSERVERS: 23

WEATHER: Fair, 61-66 degrees, N 5 mph- calm

   2  Canada Goose
   2  Wood Duck
   2  Mallard
   1  Bufflehead
   2  Turkey Vulture
   5  Ring-billed Gull
   3  Red-bellied Woodpecker
   1  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
   4  Downy Woodpecker
   5  Hairy Woodpecker
   2  Northern Flicker
   1  Pileated Woodpecker
   1  Blue Jay
   1  Fish Crow
  10  Carolina Chickadee
   9  Tufted Titmouse
   1  White-breasted Nuthatch
   6  Brown Creeper
   1  Carolina Wren
   1  Golden-crowned Kinglet
   1  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
   3  Eastern Bluebird
   1  Hermit Thrush
   4  American Robin
   2  European Starling
   2  Cedar Waxwing - flyby
  20  Yellow-rumped Warbler
   2  Song Sparrow
   7  Northern Cardinal
 102  28 species

Reptiles
   8  Eastern Painted Turtle
   1  Snapping Turtle

Butterflies
   4  Eastern Comma

Moths
   7  Linden Looper Moth (Winter Moth) 


1205pm-1250pm
McKee Beshers Wildlife Management Area "Hughes 
Hollow" (mainly aound parking area and path to 
both impoundment), Hunting Quarters Rd., 
Poolesville, Montgomery Co. 

WEATHERS: Fair, 66-69 degrees, calm- ESE 3 mph

   6  Canada Goose
   2  Wood Duck
   2  Mallard
   1  Northern Shoveler - drake
 122  Ring-necked Duck - 115 on left, 7 on right
   2  Hooded Merganser
   1  Great Blue Heron
   2  Red-shouldered Hawk
   3  American Coot
   1  Northern Flicker - flyby
   1  Pileated Woodpecker
   2  Eastern Phoebe
   3  American Crow
   1  Fish Crow
  12  Tree Swallow
   1  Winter Wren
   1  Eastern Bluebird
   2  European Starling
   6  Song Sparrow
   1  Swamp Sparrow
   3  "Slate-colored" Junco
   5  Red-winged Blackbird
   1  Common Grackle
 181  23 species

Reptiles
  16  Eastern Painted Turtle


     Kevin Graff
     Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD
     





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