Hi all,
Sorry it's late.
After my cousin's wedding from McDaniel College, we
went down to the Union Mills Homestead for reception
(oh, beers!!!) at a Tannery Barn. My grandmother on my
father side of the Shriver family used to own this
farm back in late 1700? up to 1900 before sold it to
the Klein (I think) family which now continue to own
it for generations for tour and party rental.
I managed to squeeze in few minutes every other half
hour or so for birding without binocular between
reception and port-o-potty (oy, too much beer!?!) and
out for fresh air too. Nice place, lack of time to
get more species.
This farm is open only between May and Sept for tour.
10/28/06 - 1145am-3pm
Union Mills Homestead, Littletown Pike (Rt 97),
Westminster, Carroll Co., MD
WEATHER: Cloudy/MC, 61-55 degrees, WNW 20 mph-W 21 mph
2 Canada Goose
2 Black Vulture
1 Turkey Vulture
1 NORTHERN HARRIER - gray ghost, flyby SW
4 Mourning Dove
1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
1 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Eastern Bluebird
4 American Robin
1 Northern Mockingbird
5 Yellow-rumped Warbler
3 Chipping Sparrow
2 Song Sparrow
3 White-throated Sparrow
1 "Slate-colored" Junco
9 Red-winged Blackbird - flyby
1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK - flyby down road (Rt 97)
2 House Finch
49 22 species
Mammals
4 Gray Squirrel
10/26/06 - 730am-930am
Yard birds including feeders, woods, and soybean field
across street, Old Federal Hill Rd., Jarrettsville,
Harford Co., MD
WEATHER: Cloudy/Fair, 42-47 degrees, WSW 3 mph- NNW 10
mph
138 Canada Goose
5 Turkey Vulture
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
1 PEREGRINE FALCON - flyby N, 513pm
1 Mourning Dove
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Blue Jay - flyby
5 American Crow
6 Carolina Chickadee
7 Tufted Titmouse
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 Carolina Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5 Eastern Bluebird
63 American Robin - late pm
2 Northern Mockingbird
64 European Starling
1 Cedar Waxwing - flyby
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler
32 Chipping Sparrow
3 Field Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrow
1 White-crowned Sparrow - imm. behind ballfield
5 "Slate-colored" Junco
3 Northern Cardinal
59 Red-winged Blackbird - flyby
9 House Finch
4 American Goldfinch
431 31 species
Mammals
4 Eastern Chipmunk
9 Gray Squirrel
Reptiles
1 Ringneck Snake - found in leaf pile
On 9/25, one Great Egret flyby SSW, one Broad-winged
Hawk settle in to roost behind yard, also one of each
Magnolia and Black-throated Green Warbler.
On 10/12, 58 geese arrival, finally. Also one of each
Yellow-rumped and Palm Warbler (western).
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD
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