Message:

[

Previous   Next

]

By Topic:

[

Previous   Next

]

Subject:

North Arundel: Hermit Thrush and other migrants

From:

Matthew Grey

Reply-To:

Matthew Grey

Date:

Mon, 9 Oct 2006 12:28:06 -0400

Hello all.

I birded Lake Shore Athletic Complex this morning from 0800-1100.  A few 
migrants and lots of general bird activity. I covered as much of the edge and 
brush as I could and was not disappointed with the results.

The bird of the day was a HERMIT THRUSH that popped up along the horse 
trail in the Complex's southern end...a first of season bird for me, and a bit 
unexpected. 

Highlights out of a total of 46 species:

Lake Shore Athletic Complex
Woods Road, Pasadena, MD

Red-shouldered Hawk: 1
Cooper's Hawk: 1  Headed southwest
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1   Flapping its way southward
Turkey Vulture: 4
Black Vulture: 2
Chimney Swift: 1  Just one
Northern Flicker: 5
Hairy Woodpecker: 1 male
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: 2  At the wooded edge of the park's western limit
Cedar Waxwing: 3  flyover
Eastern Phoebe: 3
American Robin: 50+  All over the property
Eastern Bluebird: 16
HERMIT THRUSH: 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 2   
Blue-headed Vireo: 1  Edge next to soccer fields
Pine Warbler: 1  North of soccer filds in a small pine stand
Palm Warbler: 3  (western, this time)
Yellow-rumped Warbler: 8   In two groups, feeding copiously
Common Yellowthroat: 1 female
Eastern Towhee: 6
White-throated Sparrow: 16  Scattered around in small groups

Matt Grey
Pasadena, MD