Earlier today during the joint National Park Service/Baltimore Bird Club walk at Hampton National Historic Site seven birders tallied 462 individual birds belonging to 47 species. The day started with a flurry of activity behind the slave quarters and farm house - Robins, Grackles, Blue Jays, Starlings, and Red-winged Blackbirds swirled around us making it difficult to find other species. In the midst of the madness we found the a Yellow Palm Warbler, a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and two male Purple Finch. Other highlights included: a female Merlin, a Brown Thrasher, and a high-flying Osprey. In addition, we managed to find White-throated, Song, and Chipping Sparrows.
Location: Hampton National Historic Site
Observation date: 10/20/07
Number of species: 47
Canada Goose 58
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Merlin 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 44
American Crow 16
Fish Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 75
Northern Mockingbird 4
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 23
Cedar Waxwing 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Palm Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 13
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 11
Northern Cardinal 7
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Common Grackle 60
Brown-headed Cowbird 9
Purple Finch 2
House Finch 14
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 8
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Thanks to Sandra, Susan, Barbara, Paul, Joann, and Tom for coming out, and sharing a wonderful morning at Hampton.
Keith Eric Costley
Randallstown, Baltimore County
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