Tumbleweeds rolledacross the warbler pages of my yellowbook until this
morning's trip to UMBC. Inspired by Frode's post of the last few days, I
popped out of bed for a quick trip to see what I could find. Lo and behold-
ten minutes after plugging quarters into the meter, I found Frode scanning
the pond across the street from the lot. I really appreciate the impromptu
tutoring session- I would have missed several of these species without
Frode's help.
It was a very (or should I say "veery") sucsessful morning for me. I'm sure
more experienced eyes and ears could find more- but I made out like a bandit.
Here's what I observed (my "first of county" in caps, * are "first in state")
GREEN HERON
Canada Geese
Mallard
RT Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
CHIMNEY SWIFT
Downy Woodpecker
Tree Swallow
BARN SWALLOW
Am. Crow
Ca. Chickadee
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
HOUSE WREN
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
Eastern Bluebird
VEERY (I relistened to my Stoke's for veeryfication...oh man that was terrible.)
Am. Robin
Gray Catbird
Eu. Starling
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
PINE WARBLER
YELLOW PALM WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER*
OVENBIRD*
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH*
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Towhee
FIELD SPARROW
SAVANNAH SPARROW
Song Sparrow
BOBOLINK*
RW Blackbird
Co. grackle
ORCHARD ORIOLE*
BALTIMORE ORIOLE* (I live 8 miles from B'more, and this was my first)
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
House ("gas station") Sparrow
a coupla pics of the Heron, Ovenbird, B.Oriole on the site posted below.
Happy Birding!!!
Matt
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