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PVSP "Granite" & Lilypons Water Gardens, 4/23/06

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:57:33 -0700

Hi all,


Baltimore Bird Club trip

730am-12pm
Patapsco Valley State Park "Granite Area" Old Court
Rd., Woodstock, Baltimore Co., MD (Howard Co mostly
flyover)

LEADER: Keith Eric Costley
OBSERVERS: 7

WEATHER: Cloudy, 50-56 degrees, NW 8 mph- NW 7 mph

   4  Canada Goose - both counties
   1  Wood Duck - both
   3  Black Vulture - both
   5  Turkey Vulture - both
   6  Osprey - both
   1  Cooper's Hawk - Balto
   1  Red-shouldered Hawk - Balto
   1  Broad-winged Hawk - Balto
   4  Rock Pigeon - both
   7  Mourning Dove - Balto
   1  Chimney Swift - both
   1  Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Balto
   5  Red-bellied Woodpecker - Balto
   4  Downy Woodpecker - 1 Howard
   1  Hairy Woodpecker
   2  Northern Flicker
   4  Pileated Woodpecker
   2  Eastern Phoebe
   1  White-eyed Vireo
   4  Blue Jay
   7  American Crow
   3  Fish Crow - Howard to Balto
   4  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
   9  Carolina Chickadee
   8  Tufted Titmouse
   1  White-breasted Nuthatch
   3  Carolina Wren
   2  House Wren
   7  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
   9  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
   1  Eastern Bluebird
   1  Hermit Thrush
  11  American Robin - 2 flyby Howard
   2  Northern Mockingbird - Balto
   2  European Starling
   7  Northern Parula - both
  13  Yellow-rumped Warbler - both
   3  Pine Warbler
   2  Ovenbird
   6  Louisiana Waterthrush 
   5  Eastern Towhee
   1  Chipping Sparrow
   2  Song Sparrow
   1  Swamp Sparrow
  26  White-throated Sparrow - both
   1  "Slate-colored" Junco
  13  Northern Cardinal 
   2  Common Grackle
   1  Brown-headed Cowbird
   1  Purple Finch
  10  American Goldfinch
   5  House Sparrow - Howard
 227  52 species

Mammals
   3  Gray Squirrel
   1  Red Fox
   5  White-tailed Deer

Amphibians
   1  N. Red-backed Salamander - Lead-backed
   2  Green Frog
2800  American Toad tadpoles


1pm-340pm
Lilypons Water Gardens, Lily Pons Rd., Adamstown,
Frederick Co., MD 

OBSERVERS: 8

WEATHER: Fair/MC, 61-66 degrees, calm- S 8 mph

  34  Canada Goose
   2  Wood Duck
   7  Mallard - one hen w/ 3 chicks
   5  Hooded Merganser - hen w/ 4 chicks, 1 missing?
   1  ANHINGA
  12  Great Blue Heron
   6  Great Egret
   2  Green Heron
   1  Yellow-crowned Night Heron
   3  Black Vulture
  12  Turkey Vulture
   1  Osprey
   2  Cooper's Hawk
   1  Red-shouldered Hawk
   1  Broad-winged Hawk - headed NNW
   2  Red-tailed Hawk - along road
   1  Virginia Rail 
   1  American Coot
   2  Killdeer
  13  Greater Yellowlegs
   8  Lesser Yellowlegs
   2  Spotted Sandpiper
   1  Pectoral Sandpiper - w/ yellowlegs at park. lot
   2  Wilson's Snipe
   2  Belted Kingfisher
   2  Red-bellied Woodpecker
   1  Downy Woodpecker
   2  Northern Flicker
   1  Pileated Woodpecker
   3  Eastern Phoebe
   2  White-eyed Vireo
   2  Warbling Vireo
  79  Blue Jay - many headed NE 
  11  American Crow
  18  Fish Crow
  36  Purple Martin 
  16  Tree Swallow 
   3  Northern Rough-winged Swallow     
   5  Barn Swallow 
   3  Carolina Chickadee 
   2  Tufted Titmouse 
   1  Carolina Wren
   8  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
   3  Eastern Bluebird
   8  American Robin
   2  Northern Mockingbird
   5  Northern Parula 
   3  Yellow Warbler  
   1  Louisiana Waterthrush
   2  Common Yellowthroat 
   3  Field Sparrow
   3  Song Sparrow
   1  Swamp Sparrow
  14  White-throated Sparrow 
  11  Northern Cardinal
  68  Red-winged Blackbird - several headed NE 
  20  Common Grackle
   3  Brown-headed Cowbird
   2  House Finch 
   7  American Goldfinch 
 475  60 species
 
Mammals
   3  Muskrat

Reptiles
  43  Eastern Painted Turtle
   1  Red-bellied Turtle
   2  Snapping Turtle
   1  Eastern Garter Snake 
   1  Northern Water Snake

Amphibians
   1  Bullfrog
   
Butterflies
   2  Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
   8  Cabbage White
   2  Clouded Sulphur
   7  Orange Sulphur
   1  Spring Azure
   1  Meadow Fritillary
   1  Question Mark
   1  American Lady
   1  Monarch

Damselflies
   1  Citrine Forktail? - tanish with pale green


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


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