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Lake Roland, 04/10/07

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:14:09 -0700

Hi all,
 


Baltimore Bird Club second of the series weekly
birdwalk, next walk on April 17 at 830am.

04/10/07 - 8am-1145am
Robert E. Lee Park "Lake Roland" Hollins Ave.,
Riderwood, Baltimore Co., MD

LEADER: Debbie Terry (filling in for other)
OBSERVERS: 11

WEATHER: Fair/MC, 38-48 degrees, W 4 mph- W 9 mph

Canada Goose - 12
Wood Duck - 4
Mallard - 8
Green-winged Teal - 6
Common Loon - 8 (two flocks of 4 each headed NW)
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
Black-crowned Night Heron - 5 (all adults)
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Mourning Dove - 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4
Downy Woodpecker - 4
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 2
Fish Crow - 1
Tree Swallow - 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 9
Tufted Titmouse - 4
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Brown Creeper - 2
Carolina Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 5 
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Hermit Thrush - 2 
American Robin - 45
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4
Pine Warbler - 3 (great look at one bird at bridge)
Palm Warbler - 5 (yellow)
Eastern Towhee - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 3
Song Sparrow - 5
White-throated Sparow - 5
Northern Cardinal - 9
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
American Goldfinch - 3
SPECIES: 46
TOTAL BIRDS: 200

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 13

04/10/07 - 1235pm-1pm
Paper Mill Flats, Paper Mill Rd., Cockeysville,
Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 50 degrees, NW 10 mph 

Canada Goose - 8
Wood Duck - 4 (3 drakes, 1 hen)
Gadwall - 28
American Black Duck - 4 
Mallard - 1
Green-winged Teal - 6
Hooded Merganser - 2 
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 3
Bald Eagle - 2 (both adults)
Broad-winged Hawk - 1 (headed N)
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Wilson's Snipe - 1
Rock Pigeon - 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
American Crow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Palm Warbler - 1 (yellow)
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
SPECIES: 22
TOTAL BIRDS: 77

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 2

REPTILES
Eastern Painted Turtle - 1

On way to Lake Roland this morning, I came across
Caspian Tern over Loch Raven Reservoir #2 bridge on
Dulaney Valley Rd, also 2 Common Loon and 1
Bonaparte's 
Gull.

There are still spaces available for April 14 Smith
Island trip. Weather looks good and warm and is
perfect to see gannets up close and all heron and
egret species nesting there.  Contact Pete Webb at
 for reservation or more info. 
Thanks!!


     Kevin Graff
     Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD
     




       
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