Yesterday I decided to find birds (before they were all washed away today).

Morning:	Patapsco River/Sykesville (scrubland + ½ mile by river)
Species (39) including:

2	Red-shouldered Hawk	1 on nest w/nestlings
2	Eastern Phoebe
7	Tree Swallow	claiming nestboxes
1	Barn Swallow	FOY
8	Golden-crowned Kinglet
1	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	FOY
6	Eastern Bluebird	3m+3f	two nests
1	Brown Thrasher		singing in scrub
3	Louisiana Waterthrush	singing by river & streams
12	Eastern Towhee	
1	Chipping Sparrow	
8	Field Sparrow	
1	Fox Sparrow	
15	White-throated Sparrow	most seen since winter
8	American Goldfinch	several very yellow singing males

Afternoon:	Centennial Lake
Species (40) including:

2 	Blue-winged Teal near shore/wildlife area	
1-2 	Osprey flying over lake	
1 	American Coot

1 	Belted Kingfisher	female w/fish
2 	Eastern Phoebe

4	Purple Martin
30-50	Tree Swallow	foraging higher today
1	Northern Rough-winged Swallow
20	Barn Swallow	many more here today	
3	Golden-crowned Kinglet
6	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	several singing	
3	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 
1	Cedar Waxwing	flyover	
26	Yellow-rumped Warbler	sally/flycatching everywhere
2	Pine Warbler
3	Palm Warbler	close-in & singing	
1	Louisiana Waterthrush	singing by overflow behind red bridge


Felicia Lovelett
Sykesville, MD
flovelett AT verizon DOT net