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Swan Creek: 1/16/07: 14 Great Blues and a Barred Owl

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Matthew Grey

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Matthew Grey

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Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:02:13 -0500

Hello all.

I surveyed the Swan Creek Facility in northern Anne Arundel County this 
morning from 0700-1000. The winds and falling temperatures did not help the 
survey at all. Highlights were 1 Barred Owl heard from the Railroad tracks and 
14 Great Blue Herons who surely were not liking the change in weather. 

Totals:

Pied-billed Grebe: 3  Non-mitigated wetland
Double-crested Cormorant: 4  Patapsco and non-mitigated wetland
Great Blue Heron: 14  Definitely a high winter total for this property
Mute Swan: 6
Canada Goose: 34
Mallard: 70
American Black Duck: 4  2m, 2f  Non-mitigated wetland
Hooded Merganser: 18 Non-mitigated wetland
Lesser Scaup: 75+ On the Patapsco
Scaup sp: 150   Further out on the river
Bufflehead: 20
Turkey Vulture: 3
Red-tailed Hawk: 1 adult  Mitigated wetland edge
American Coot: 18  Non-mitigated wetland
Ring-billed Gull: 115
Great Black-backed Gull: 6
BARRED OWL: 1  Clear calls heard from the RR Tracks
Killdeer: 2  
Mourning Dove: 9
Rock Pigeon: 4
American Crow: 12
Crow sp.: 2
Blue Jay: 6
Belted Kingfisher: 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker: 3
Downy Woodpecker: 6
Hairy Woodpecker: 2
Carolina Wren: 9   Great numbers this winter
Carolina Chickadee: 6
Northern Mockingbird: 4  RR tracks
White-throated Sparrow: 37
Song Sparrow: 9
Swamp Sparrow: 2
Slate-coloured Junco: 28
Northern Cardinal: 18
Red-winged Blackbird: 8
American Goldfinch: 8

Matt Grey
Pasadena