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Patapsco Scrubland/Sykesville (fairly birdy but no Ibis here)

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Felicia Lovelett

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Felicia Lovelett

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Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:42:41 -0400

The rain & cooler temperatures brought out more species than I've recorded
in number of weeks.
Highlights included a LOUSIANA WATERTHRUSH hopping about on my deck &
calling RED-EYED VIREO, OVENBIRD, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Also saw extremely
cute fledgling BG Gnatcatchers & Field Sparrow.

Felicia Lovelett
Sykesville (HOCO), MD

Full report follows:


Observation date:     8/20/07
Time:		7:20-9:50 AM
Location:     Swallows Nest/PVSP scrubland Sykesville	
Notes:	Back scrub (cross mow/brush trails)+yard+drive/arena+ early AM
feeder
Codes:	s(saw) h(heard) @feed (feeder area) 
	/m male /f female /a adult /i immature
Distance:	1.5 miles
Weather:     	Overcast 60-62F
Number of species:     41 (+2 unknown) 

2	Red-shouldered Hawk 	2h
30	Mourning Dove	30s
4	Chimney Swift     4s
9	Ruby-throated Hummingbird     9s =8@feed
6	Red-bellied Woodpecker     6 =3s3h
4	Downy Woodpecker     	4s =4@feed
3	Northern Flicker     	3 =2s1h
1	Pileated Woodpecker     1h
5	Eastern Wood-Pewee     5 =1s4h
1	Eastern Phoebe     	1h (early AM)
3	Eastern Kingbird     	3 =1s2h
1	flycatcher sp.		1s (probable EWWP)
3	Red-eyed Vireo     3h
7	Blue Jay     	7 =1s6h
9	American Crow     9h
12	Barn Swallow     12s	barn & arena
9	Carolina Chickadee     9 =4s5h
3	Tufted Titmouse     3 =1s2h
5	White-breasted Nuthatch     5 =1s4h
3	Carolina Wren     3 =1s2h
15	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     15 =8s7h foraging wooded hedgerow incl 2
begging fledglings 
5	Eastern Bluebird     5s =4@feed (1m/1f/2i)
10	American Robin     10s     foraging in field
28	Gray Catbird     28 =6s22h
6	Northern Mockingbird     6s
1	Brown Thrasher     1s
75	European Starling     ~75s     large flock drive by sycamore
3	Cedar Waxwing     3s
2	Ovenbird     2h (1 early AM)
1	Louisiana Waterthrush     1s     On deck foraging!
4	Common Yellowthroat     4s
2	Yellow-breasted Chat     2 =1s1h     s/rear scrub in black cherry /h
near yard
1	warbler sp.     1s     1 w/yellow  seen w/BGGN
1	Scarlet Tanager     1h
11	Eastern Towhee     11 =3s8h 1 imm/E
2	Chipping Sparrow     2s =2@feed
4	Field Sparrow     4 =1s3h incl very cute new fledgling w/almost no
tail & wide yellow bill
19	Northern Cardinal     19 =8s11h
1	Indigo Bunting     1h 
5	Baltimore Oriole     5 =3s2h
2	House Finch     22s	2 flocks
7	American Goldfinch     7 =2s5h
50	House Sparrow     ~50     huge flock by arena & barn