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March 20, 2007 Carroll County

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Sharon Schwemmer

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Sharon Schwemmer

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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:00:44 -0500

Sorry for the late post!

Yesterday while walking at Cape Horn Park I had 2 new species for the park, 
and a second sighting of a new species for the park:

                 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER--1

                 AM. PIPIT--6

                 EASTERN MEADOWLARK--7 ( second time in a week, I haven't 
seen them here in 6 years of walking the park)


And also many other birds were present on such a nice morning:

Canada Goose--too many to count, mostly locals
Mallard--a pair on the pond
Ring-billed gulls--7
Mourning Doves--many courting
Red-bellied Woodpecker--heard several, saw 1
Downy Woodpecker--1
Blue Jay--1
White-breasted Nuthatch--2
Carolina Wren--singing
E. Bluebird---6 ( 5-8 consistently all winter, 2 pairs on boxes)
Am. Robins--more than a hundred, cruising the fields for worms
N. Mockingbird--2
E Starling--TOO MANY
N. Cardinal--several males singing to the girls
Song Sparrow--everywhere
White-throated Sparrow--still making a good showing
D. E. Junco--9
Red-winged Blackbird--20 or so
C. Grackle--12
Brown-headed Cowbird--5
Am. Goldfinch--9, with 2 males chasing each other with lots of acrobatics

Happy Spring!!!

Sharon Schwemmer
Hampstead,MD