Hi all,
Earlier today Baltimore Bird Club has a walk to
Northern Central Railroad Trail in area called
Bluemount South and Hicks-Wilson's South on Bluemount
Rd near Monkton. Highlight of the day were good look
at Canada Warbler, Yellow Warbler, pair of Scarlet
Tanagers, and stunning look at males Indigo Bunting.
05/17/07 - 8am-1120am
Gunpowders Falls State Park "NCRR - Bluemount
South/Hicks-Wilson's South" Bluemount Rd., Monkton,
Baltimore Co., MD
WEATHER: Fair/MC, 60-68 degreres, WNW 6 mph- NW 6 mph
LEADER: Debbie Terry
OBSERVERS: 5
Canada Goose - 1
Mallard - 2
Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 1 (adult, headed N)
Broad-winged Hawk - 1 (imm., headed NE)
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1 (headed NE)
Spotted Sandpiper - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Chimney Swift - 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 2
Acadian Flycatcher - 3
Eastern Phoebe - 2
Eastern Kingbird - 2
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1
Warbling Vireo - 3
Red-eyed Vireo - 5
Blue Jay - 3
American Crow - 3
Tree Swallow - 1
Barn Swallow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 4
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 7
Eastern Bluebird - 1
Veery - 3
Wood Thrush - 4
Gray Catbird - 12
Cedar Waxwing - 1
Northern Parula - 2
Yellow Warbler - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 (female)
Black-and-white Warbler - 3
American Redstart - 10
Ovenbird - 3
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Louisiana Waterthrush - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 2
Canada Warbler - 1
Scarlet Tanager - 2
Chipping Sparrow - 7
Song Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 12
Indigo Bunting - 3
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
Common Grackle - 1
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
Baltimore Oriole - 9
American Goldfinch - 6
SPECIES: 53
TOTAL BIRDS: 148
MAMMALS
Eastern Chipmunk - 8
Gray Squirrel - 8
BUTTERFLIES
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 1
Silver-spotted Skipper - 1
MOTHS
Virgin Moth - 1
**Later after work at Cylburn, around 230pm, I spotted
a male Dickcissel among nearly a dozen of Bobolink at
Cloverland Farm on Dulaney Valley Rd. This is my 8th
tries for any field birds this month at this site
before/after work.**
05/17/07 - 225pm-3pm
Cloverland Farms, Dulaney Valley Rd., Phoenix,
Baltimore Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 68 degrees, calm- ENE 4 mph
Turkey Vulture - 9
Mourning Dove - 1
Chimney Swift - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Eastern Kingbird - 2
American Crow - 1
Tree Swallow - 1
Barn Swallow - 4
Eastern Bluebird - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 3
European Starling - 2
Yellow Warbler - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Grasshopper Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Indigo Bunting - 2
Blue Grosbeak - 1
DICKCISSEL - 1
Bobolink - 9
Red-winged Blackbird - 8
Common Grackle - 6
Baltimore Oriole - 4
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 7
House Sparrow - 2
SPECIES: 26
TOTAL BIRDS: 74
MAMMALS
Woodchunk - 1
BUTTERFLIES
Eastern TIger Swallowtail - 2
Red-spotted Purple - 1
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD
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