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Cromwell Valley State Park

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PAUL NOELL

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PAUL NOELL

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Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:24:39 -0400

What started out as a drizzley morning soon cleared to a sunny, mild & breezy day after
about an hour. Highlights were Meadow Lark, Osprey and Palm Warbler. List follows.

Pied-billed Grebe--1
Double-crested Cormorant--5
Great Blue Heron--2
Canada Goose--300 (est)
Black Duck--1
Turkey Vulture--8
Black Vulture--10
Osprey--1
Mourning Dove--1
B Kingfisher--2
Flicker--1
RB Woodpecker--2
Downy Woodpecker--2
E Phoebe--5
Blue Jay----6
A Crow--75 (est.)
Fish Crow--2
C Chickadee--5
Winter Wren--1
Carolina Wren--5
Mockingbird--1
Catbird--1
Robin--4
Hermit Thrush--3
C Waxwing--11
Starling--130 (est.)
Myrtle Warbler--2
Palm Warbler--3 (yellow)
E Meadowlark--1
C Grackle--1
BH Cowbird--1
Cardinal--10
Goldfinch--2
Towhee--1
Junco--5
Chipping Sparrow--3
Field Sparror--4
WT Sparrow--30 (est.)
Swamp Sparrow--1
Song Sparrow--5

Total: 41 spp. Not bad for a hearing-challenged, near-octogenarian, over hill & dale for
                     31/2 hrs.

Paul Noell
Balto., MD
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