Hello all,

An impromptu walk this morning with Steve Sanford to two Greater Balto.
locations yielded the above subject and a few other goodies. An anticipated
third member, Gail "La Frantz" either played hookey or was otherwise held
in thrall by household duties.

At the Gwynns Falls walkway, starting from the entrance parking lot of the
Carroll Park Golf Course, we were only a short way north before spotting
the resident NASHVILLE WARBLER and a couple of YELLOW-RUMP
ED WARBLERS. My first TREE SWALLOWS of the year were weaving
about above. Also notable was an E. PHOEBE and B. KINGFISHER.

At our second stop, the Southwest Area Park, there were a few other 
notables: the RED-TAILED, RED-SHOULDERED and SHARP-SHIN
NED HAWK (s); the RUSTY BLACKBIRD and FOX SPARROW. The
complete list, as recalled:

Canada Goose
Mallard
Black Duck
Turkey Vulture
RT Hawk
RS Hawk
SS Hawk
R-b Gull
M. Dove
B. Kingfisher
N. Flicker
Downy W'pkr
E. Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Blue Jay
A. Crow
C. C'dee
T. Tit
C. Wren
N. Mock'bird
A. Robin (lots)
RC Kinglet
E. Starling
RW B'bird
Rusty B'bird
C. Grackle
BH Cowbird
N. Cardinal
A. Goldfinch
D-e Junco
WT Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow

An interestingly patterned and colored Song Sparrow had one attempting to
transmogrify it into a more interesting LINCOLN'S SPARROW but, alas
common sense prevailed.


Paul Noell
Balto., MD