Hello all.

Winger West and I trudged through the wetlands and upland areas of the 
Swan Creek dredge facility yesterday evening. Some species of note were 
found in the summer heat. 

Totals:

Double-crested Cormorant: 9  Along the Patapsco
Great Blue Heron: 5
Great Egret: 3
LITTLE BLUE HERON: 12  Four adult, 6 immature, 2 calico
TRICOLORED HERON: 1  Flew out of the mitigated wetland
Snowy Egret: 3
Black-crowned Night Heron: 2 immature
Green Heron: 2  
GLOSSY IBIS: 1
Canada Goose: 59
Mallard: 3
American Black Duck: 1 male in the mitigated wetland
Ring-billed Gull: 6
Herring Gull: 110  North dredge cell and Wagner Power Plant
Great Black-backed Gull: 55  North dredge cell and Wagner Power plant
Laughing Gull: 2
COMMON TERN: 2  Mitigated Wetland
FORSTER's TERN: 1  Mitigated Wetland
LEAST TERN: 6  Mitigated Wetland
Turkey Vulture: 2
Black Vulture: 2
Bald Eagle: 1  first year bird
Red-tailed Hawk: 1 adult
Osprey: 3
Killdeer: 1
SPOTTED SANDPIPER: 1
Belted Kingfisher: 2 male, female
Mourning Dove: 6
Rock Pigeon: 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker: 3
Downy Woodpecker: 2
Chimney Swift: 4
American Crow: 3
Fish Crow: 1
Blue Jay: 4
CEDAR WAXWING: 20+  Several small groups 
Carolina Chickadee: 2
European Starling: 300+ in several flyovers
Carolina Wren: 4
MARSH WREN: 2  Foraging in the grasses on the edge of the mitigated wetland
Barn Swallow: 20+
Tree Swallow: 12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow: 2
Purple Martin: 10
American Robin: 1
Wood Thrush: 2
Northern Mockingbird: 2
Red-eyed Vireo: 1  By the parking lot
Eastern Kingbird: 7  in 3 different territories
Common Yellowthroat: 5
Yellow-breasted Chat: 1  At the trail's end
Eastern Towhee: 4
Song Sparrow: 2
Red-winged Blackbird: 50+
Common Grackle: 900+ in several flyovers
Brown-headed Cowbird: 100+ in several flyovers
Baltimore Oriole: 3  1 adult, 2 young
Orchard Oriole: 2
Northern Cardinal: 8
Indigo Bunting: 4
American Goldfinch: 8

Best to everyone,

Matt Grey
Pasadena