Hi all,
Breeding Bird Survey Atlas Block
530am-605am & 1pm-3pm
yard birds including feeders, woods, newly cut wheat
fields across street, Old Federal Hill Rd.,
Jarrettsville, Harford Co., MD
OBSERVER: Kevin Graff
WEATHER: Fair, 40-41 degrees, W 8 mph
Fair, 67-69 degrees, WNW 9 mph- W 12 mph
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Red-shouldered Hawk - X, nest w/ 2 FL last year
2 Mourning Dove - NB
3 Chimney Swift - ON?, up the road, in/out chimney
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - FY
6 Eastern Phoebe - 4 FL free flying
2 Eastern Kingbird - NB
1 Blue Jay - X, nest hard to find in Oak trees
5 American Crow - begging FL up the road
2 Barn Swallow - ON? across street in barn
3 Carolina Chickadee - NB
2 Tufted Titmouse - X
1 White-breasted Nuthatch - FY
2 Carolina Wren - ON
2 House Wren - NB in bluebird box
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - X, never had nest around
8 Eastern BLuebird - 4 FL free flying
1 Veery - early am in woods
2 Swainson's Thrush - early am in woods
2 Wood Thrush - NB?
11 American Robin - ON
2 Gray Catbird - ON, nest in scrub
2 Northern Mockingbird - ON
5 European Starling - ON
1 Magnolia Warbler
4 Black-throated Green Warbler
4 Chipping Sparrow - possible nest in thick scrub
3 Northern Cardinal - NB?
9 Common Grackle - 1 FL, other ON
14 House Finch - 3 FL last week, 2nd nest w/ 4 eggs
3 American Goldfinch - too early
106 31 species
Mammals
4 Eastern Chipmunk - kept my cats busy from window
3 Gray Squirrel
725am-1025am - Sparrows Point CW blockbusting
Fort Howard Park, North Point Rd., Fort Howard,
Baltimore Co., MD
OBSERVERS: Paul Kreiss, Kevin Graff
WEATHER: Sunny, 53-67 degrees, NW 6 mph- NW 14 mph
7 Mute Swan - X
4 Mallard - PR
8 Double-crested Cormorant
4 Great Blue Heron
1 Cattle Egret
2 Turkey Vulture
8 Osprey - 1 ON, 1 FL
1 Bald Eagle - HY, probable from other area
2 Cooper's Hawk - P
7 Spotted Sandpiper - X
1 WHIMBREL - flyby w/ terns headed NE to HMI??
13 Herring Gull
3 Great Black-backed Gull
38 Common Tern
4 Rock Pigeon - nearby field
3 Mourning Dove - X
4 Chimney Swift - P
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - FY
2 Downy Woodpecker - FL
2 Eastern Wood-Pewee - X
2 Great-crested Flycatcher - X
4 Red-eyed Vireo - X
4 Blue Jay - X
2 American Crow - X
3 Fish Crow - NB, 3rd heard calling near park
1 Tree Swallow - X
4 Barn Swallow - P or X
2 Carolina Chickadee - X
1 Carolina Wren - X
1 Veery
1 Wood Thrush - X
46 American Robin - 1 ON, 1 FL
2 Gray Catbird - X
1 Brown Thrasher - X
18 European Starling - 1 FL
4 Cedar Waxwing - Migrants or X
2 Northern Parula - X
3 Magnolia Warbler
2 Black-throated Blue Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
3 American Redstart -
1 Northern Waterthrush -
7 Common Yellowthroat - P, possible ON
3 Song Sparrow - 1 NB
1 Swamp Sparrow - X
1 White-throated Sparrow
13 Northern Cardinal - 1 NB
2 Indigo Bunting - P
8 Red-winged Blackbird - P or X, two females seen
19 Common Grackle - FY
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
3 American Goldfinch
8 House Sparrow - FL begging
289 53 species
Mammals
2 Gray Squirrel
1 Raccoon
1 Red Fox
Butterflies
2 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
1 Pearl Crescent
Marine creatures
1 Sea Nettle
1030am-1045am
Behind Edgemere Senior Center, North Point Rd.,
Edgemere, Baltimore Co., MD
OBSERVERS: Bob R., Debbie T., Paul K., Kevin G.
WEATHER: Sunny, 68 degrees, NW 14 mph
4 Mallard
4 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Great Egret
2 Least Tern - X, possible nesting at Sp Pt H.S.
1 Rock Pigeon
1 Mourning Dove - X
2 Eastern Kingbird - NB
1 Blue Jay - X
9 Barn Swallow - ON, seen leaving/entering pier
4 American Robin - X
11 European Starling - 1 FL
7 Common Grackle - 1 FY
1 House Finch - X
4 House Sparrow - X
53 15 species
Mammals
1 Gray Squirrel
5pm-8pm - Towson CE #0744
Cromwell Valley Park "Willow Grove Farm & Sherwood
Farm" Cromwell Bridge Rd & along Loch Raven Dr. from
lower dam to Cromwell Bridge Rd., Carney, Baltimore
Co., MD
OBSERVER: Kevin Graff
WEATHER: PC/MC, 73-68 degrees, WNW 10 mph- calm
4 Canada Goose - X, no nest or youngs found
1 Wood Duck - X, drake at Loch Raven 4
Mallard - X
1 Great Blue Heron - ?
2 Black Vulture
6 Turkey Vulture
1 Osprey
1 Cooper's Hawk - X
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
3 Red-tailed Hawk - FL at nest
1 Spotted Sandpiper - O
7 Rock Pigeon - X
18 Mourning Dove - several ON or NB
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo - X
1 Great Horned Owl - 1 Fl seen in woods 1
Common Nighthawk - O, flyby north late evening 4
Chimney Swift - X
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - X
1 Belted Kingfisher - ON
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 ON
1 Downy Woodpecker - X 1 Northern
Flicker - X
1 Pileated Woodpecker - X
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee - X
1 Acadian Flycatcher - X
3 Eastern Phoebe - ON?
2 Great-crested Flycatcher - X
4 Eastern Kingbird - X
1 White-eyed Vireo - X
1 Yellow-throated Vireo - X
3 Red-eyed Vireo - X
5 Blue Jay - X
2 American Crow - X
1 Fish Crow - X
19 Tree Swallow - many ON
4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4 Cliff Swallow - ON, Loch Raven Dr. bridge 26
Barn Swallow - ON
4 Carolina Chickade - X
2 Tufted Titmouse - T
1 White-breasted Nuthatch - X
4 Carolina Wren - X
7 House Wren - ON
6 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - NB
16 Eastern Bluebird - ON, 3 FL seen
2 Veery - X
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush - near mansion
1 BICKNELL'S THRUSH - **see notes below**
3 Swainson's Thrush
2 Wood Thrush - X
56 American Robin - several ON, NB
11 Gray Catbird - NB
4 Northern Mockingbird - X
1 Brown Thrasher - X
23 European Starling - ON
22 Cedar Waxwing - some X, some migrants 1
Northern Parula - X
5 Yellow Warbler - NB
1 Yellow-throated Warbler - X
1 Cape May Warbler - female
1 Prairie Warbler - T
4 Blackpoll Warbler
1 Black-and-white Warbler
7 American Redstart - X, some might be migrants
1 Ovenbird - X
1 Kentucky Warbler - T, new territory? 4
Common Yellowthroat - T
1 Canada Warbler
1 Yellow-breasted Chat - X
1 Eastern Towhee - X
8 Chipping Sparrow - FY
1 Field Sparrow - X
3 Song Sparrow - X
21 Northern Cardinal - FY
2 Blue Grosbeak - P
7 Indigo Bunting - NB
26 Red-winged Blackbird - X
39 Common Grackle - one ON, several NB 5
Brown-headed Cowbird - female left oriole's nest 8
Orchard Oriole - ON
15 Baltimore Oriole - ON
8 House Finch - X
19 American Goldfinch
6 House Sparrow - ON, 1 FL
506 84 species
Mammals
4 Eastern Chipmunk
14 Gray Squirrel
6 White-tailed Deer
Butterflies - slow day
8 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
3 Orange Sulphur
2 Pearl Crescent
**After leaving Loch Raven Dr near lower dam, went up
to the trail at far NE corner of the park and found
Gray-cheeked/Bicknell's with wing injury along the
trail. It was nearly tamed as its sit motion on the
trail. This bird allow me to see all the field marks
and compare it to Scott Crabtree's description (from
our Horsehead trip 10/03) later at home. After study
the bird, I came closer and it hopping away into the
woods. I sure hope he'll recovering in time for his
journey, but may not happens.
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD
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