Message:

[

Previous   Next

]

By Topic:

[

Previous   Next

]

Subject:

Patapsco Valley State Park - Granite Area (09-01)

From:

Keith Eric Costley

Reply-To:

Keith Eric Costley

Date:

Sun, 2 Sep 2007 07:02:32 -0400

Yesterday (09-01) I went to Patapsco Valley State Park - Granite Area and
tallied 46 species in six  hours. I managed to find six warbler (Nashville
Warbler, Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Black-throated Blue
Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, American Redstart) and five
woodpeckers species (Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy
Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker).

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird wanted to play tag with the Black-throated
Green. I think it actually touched the warbler,s tail during a 30 foot
sprint; then chased it around a vine-covered snag twice. A moment later the
BTGW  simply stopped running and the game was over.

Black Vulture     2
Turkey Vulture     7
Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Rock Pigeon     2
Mourning Dove     3
Chimney Swift     57
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     1
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     7
Downy Woodpecker     3
Hairy Woodpecker     2
Northern Flicker     2
Pileated Woodpecker     2
Eastern Wood-Pewee     6
Acadian Flycatcher     1
Least Flycatcher     3
White-eyed Vireo     1
Yellow-throated Vireo     1
Red-eyed Vireo     23
Blue Jay     5
American Crow     9
Carolina Chickadee     20
Tufted Titmouse     22
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
White-breasted Nuthatch     8
Carolina Wren     9
House Wren     1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     3
Wood Thrush     2
American Robin     31
Gray Catbird     3
European Starling     16
Cedar Waxwing     34
Nashville Warbler     1
Northern Parula     4
Chestnut-sided Warbler     2
Black-throated Blue Warbler     6
Black-throated Green Warbler     3
American Redstart     1
Scarlet Tanager     1
Field Sparrow     3
Northern Cardinal     19
Indigo Bunting     2
American Goldfinch     11
House Sparrow     17

Number of species:     46

Keith Eric Costley

Randallstown, Baltimore County, MD