I birded the Howard County Middle Patuxent Environmental Area today, 9/16/07, from about 8:30am to noon in cool weather that started about 50 degrees and warmed up to the 60s, mostly calm winds and scattered clouds.
   
  There was a lot of bird activity by the river.  Highlights were several nice groups of Chestnut-sided Warblers, Magnolia Warblers and Black-throated Green Warblers, a first fall Rose-breasted Grosbeak and a kettle of Broad-winged Hawks about noon.  I counted 50 or more that I could see over the tree line which would put them over the big meadow or a little south.  I have a blurry picture that may be one taking off from the river area earlier in the morning.
   
  Scott Berglund
  business250 at yahoo dot com
   
  Turkey Vulture
  Red-shouldered Hawk
  Broad-winged Hawk
  Mourning Dove
  Red-bellied Woodpecker
  Downy Woodpecker
  Northern Flicker
  Pileated Woodpecker
  Eastern Wood-Pewee
  Carolina Wren
  Gray Catbird
  Northern Mockingbird
  Wood Thrush
  American Robin
  Carolina Chickadee
  Tufted Titmouse
  White-breasted Nuthatch
  Blue Jay
  American Crow
  Chestnut-sided Warbler
  Magnolia Warbler
  Black-throated Blue Warbler 
  Black-throated Green Warbler
  American Redstart 
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak 
   

       
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