I did a little birding before work and at lunch time.
Highlights were E. Meadowlarks (great to see that they had a
good breeding season in the grasslands adjacent to Slacks Road)
and Chimney Swift (a little late for these guys, and I think
the warm south breeze had something to do with them being here) 


Date: 10/18/2006

Place: Slacks Road, Sykesville, Carroll County
Species Seen: 33		
		
x	...	Black Vulture
x	...	Turkey Vulture
x	...	Red-shouldered Hawk
x	...	Red-tailed Hawk
x	...	Mourning Dove
2	...	Chimney Swift
2	...	Belted Kingfisher
1	...	Red-bellied Woodpecker
1	...	Downy Woodpecker
1	...	N. Flicker
x	...	Blue Jay 
x	...	American Crow
x	...	Fish Crow
x	...	Carolina Chickadee
x	...	Tufted Titmouse
x	...	White-breasted Nuthatch
3	...	Carolina Wren
2	...	Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
x	...	N. Mockingbird
x	...	Starling
9	...	Yellow-rumped Warbler
1	...	Palm Warbler (beautiful Yellow race!)
3	...	Northern Cardinal
2	...	Chipping Sparrow
3	...	Field Sparrow
x	...	Song Sparrow
1	...	Swamp Sparrow
3	...	White-throated Sparrow
2	...	White-crowned Sparrow ( 1 adult, 1 im.) 
x	...	Red-winged Blackbird
13	...	Eastern Meadowlark (11 in one location, 2 in another)
x	...	House Finch
x	...	American Goldfinch


    Good Birding!
 
     Taylor McLean 
     Towson, MD