Hi Everyone,
I joined Matt Hafner, Jim Stasz, Tom Feild, and John Hubbell on an intense day of birding in Harford Co. yesterday (9/16). We began at 4:00 a.m. to listen for night migrants, but found that Matt had decided to get there EARLY. The night flight was pretty good, but it proved to be a great day for migrants overall. We ended with 108 species in Harford, including 18 species of warbler and an impressive 985 Broad-winged Hawks. Most important to Jim and Matt, the county listing stalemate continues with Stasz one bird ahead of Matt in the hotly contested county. We were under the strictest instructions to not tell Jim if we spotted an Olive-sided Flycatcher or Baird's Sandpiper. Fortunately, we weren't forced to choose sides.
Here's a breakdown of noteworthy species by location. I'll post some photos over the next couple days.
Listening for night migrants, Mariner Point Park and vicinity
Great Blue Heron--1
Green Heron--1
Black-crowned Night-Heron--2
Great Horned Owl--2
VEERY--12 calls
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH--13 calls
SWAINSON'S THRUSH--61 calls
CAPE MAY WARBLER--1
Black-throated Blue Warbler--1
warbler sp.--23 calls
Rose-breasted Grosbeak--2 calls
Baltimore Oriole--1
Tydings (Millard Tydings Memorial Park) at low tide
Pied-billed Grebe--1
Great Egret--11
Osprey--3
Bald Eagle--9
Cooper's Hawk--1
MERLIN--1
Killdeer--6
Spotted Sandpiper--1
peep sp.--10
Ring-billed Gull--155
Caspian Tern--5
FORSTER'S TERN--462 (!)
Mullins Park
Sharp-shinned Hawk--1
Broad-winged Hawk--6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird--1
Eastern Wood-Pewee--1
Eastern Phoebe--2
Great Crested Flycatcher--1
White-eyed Vireo--2
Red-eyed Vireo--3
Red-breasted Nuthatch--1 (Matt and John only)
House Wren--3
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER--4 (getting pretty late)
Gray Catbird--2
Brown Thrasher--1
NASHVILLE WARBLER--2 (one seen by Stasz, one by Matt)
Chestnut-sided Warbler--1
Magnolia Warbler--6
Black-throated Green Warbler--5
WESTERN PALM WARBLER--7
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER--1 (John only)
Black-and-white Warbler--4
American Redstart--13
Common Yellowthroat--15
Scarlet Tanager--1
Song Sparrow--1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak--2
Blue Grosbeak--1
Indigo Bunting--59 (abundant)
Bobolink--1
Country Club Rd.
Red-breasted Nuthatch--2
Eastern Bluebird--3
PINE WARBLER--1 (a tough bird in the county)
Swan Harbor Farm Park
Osprey--2
Bald Eagle--9
Sharp-shinned Hawk--1
Cooper's Hawk--2
Accipiter sp.--1
Red-shouldered Hawk--1
BROAD-WINGED HAWK--979 (many 100+ bird kettles, several long streams)
Red-tailed Hawk--1
American Kestrel--3
Spotted Sandpiper--1
Laughing Gull--13
Caspian Tern--3
Forster's Tern--100
Yellow-billed Cuckoo--1
Chimney Swift--7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird--3
Eastern Wood-Pewee--2
Eastern Phoebe--1
Great Crested Flycatcher--1
White-eyed Vireo--2
Warbling Vireo--1
PHILADELPHIA VIREO--2
Red-eyed Vireo--19
Horned Lark--9 (corn stubble)
Tree Swallow--10
Barn Swallow--1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher--1
Swainson's Thrush--2
Wood Thrush--3
Gray Catbird--5
Northern Parula--1
Chestnut-sided Warbler--3
Magnolia Warbler--4
Black-throated Blue Warbler--1
Black-throated Green Warbler--2
Blackpoll Warbler--2
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER--1
CERULEAN WARBLER--1 (Stasz only)
Black-and-white Warbler--3
Ovenbird--1
Northern Waterthrush--1
Scarlet Tanager--2
Eastern Towhee--3
Chipping Sparrow--12
Rose-breasted Grosbeak--3
Indigo Bunting--1
Non-avian: Silvery Checkerspot (late; on Wingstem, which is abundant in parts of the park), Little Glassywing (1), Familiar Bluets (abundant)
Harford Glen Park
Pied-billed Grebe--2
Great Egret--1
Green Heron--1
Osprey--1
Bald Eagle--2
Sharp-shinned Hawk--1
Cooper's Hawk--2
Accipiter sp.--1
Solitary Sandpiper--6
Chimney Swift--2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird--1
Eastern Wood-Pewee--3
Eastern Phoebe--1
PHILADELPHIA VIREO--1
Red-eyed Vireo--8
Tree Swallow--8
House Wren--3
Swainson's Thrush--1
Gray Catbird--5
Northern Parula--1
Chestnut-sided Warbler--2
Magnolia Warbler--8
Black-throated Green Warbler--7
American Redstart--1
Ovenbird--1
Common Yellowthroat--10
Scarlet Tanager--1
Song Sparrow--3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak--8
Indigo Bunting--3
Bosely Wildlife Conservancy
Barred Owl--1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird--1
Red-eyed Vireo--4
Gray Catbird--2
Chestnut-sided Warbler--2
Black-throated Green Warbler--1
Black-and-white Warbler--2
American Redstart--1
Northern Waterthrush--1
Good birding!
Bill
Bill Hubick
Pasadena, Maryland
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