Highlights of the Baltimore Bird Club trip to Owings Mills Mall ³Wetland²
include finding nest for Baltimore Oriole, House Finch, and American
Redstart behind the Amerisuite Hotel on Painters Mill Blvd. In addition, a
Yellow Warbler nest site was found near the pond adjacent the movie theatre.
We saw two Veery along the stream, and got to hear them sing. A single
Willow Flycatcher was found in the final moments of the walk. The Baltimore
and Orchard Orioles were very cooperative, and offered excellent views. ³How
Œbout them Os?²
 
The addition of a (+) or (-) indicate additional sightings before and after
the trip... (-) being before.
 
  4        Great Blue Heron (-)
  3        Great Egret
  3        Black Vulture
  7        Turkey Vulture
28        Canada Goose (+)
  4        Wood Duck
  2        Mallard
  1        Red-shouldered Hawk
  8        Killdeer (+) two adult bird and four young behind the Hilton
  1        Spotted Sandpiper
  2        Least Sandpiper
  3        Rock Pigeon (+)
  4        Mourning Dove
  1        Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  7        Chimney Swift
  1        Red-bellied Woodpecker
  1        Downy Woodpecker
  2        Hairy Woodpecker
  1        Northern Flicker (+)
  2        Eastern Wood-pewee
  1        Willow Flycatcher
  1        Eastern Phoebe
  3        Great Crested Flycatcher
  1        Eastern Kingbird
  3        Red-eyed Vireo
  5        Blue Jay
  5        American Crow
  1        Fish Crow (+)
  1        Purple Martin
  1        Tree Swallow
  2        Northern Rough-winged Swallow
11        Barn Swallow
  2        Carolina Chickadee
  4        Tufted Titmouse
  1        Carolina Wren
  4        House Wren
  4        Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  1        Eastern Bluebird (+)
  2        Veery
  3        Wood Thrush
  9        American Robin
  8        Gray Catbird
  4        Northern Mockingbird
  1        Brown Thrasher
  9        European Starling (+)
34        Cedar Waxwings
  3        Northern Parula Warbler
11        Yellow Warbler
  2        American Redstart
  1        Ovenbird
  1        Waterthrush Sp.
  6        Common Yellowthroat
  2        Yellow-breasted Chat (-)
  2        Scarlet Tanager (-)
  2        Eastern Towhee
  4        Chipping Sparrow (+) behind the Hilton on Owings Mill Blvd.
  4        Savannah Sparrow (+) behind the Hilton on Owings Mill Blvd.
  3        Song Sparrow (+)
14        Northern Cardinal
  7        Indigo Bunting
18        Red-winged Blackbird
  6        Common Grackle
  5        Brown-headed Cowbird
  7        Orchard Oriole
  9        Baltimore Oriole
  4        House Finch (+)
  8        American Goldfinch
11        House Sparrow
 
Nine birders came out and made the walk a very pleasant experience ­ thank
you for coming.
 
Keith Eric Costley

Randallstown, Baltimore County, MD