The regular Baltimore Bird Club walk at Cylburn Arboretum, Baltimore
had quite a fine collection of typical October species, many of which
were first of the season (FOS) for me and others present. Particularly
notable sightings were at least 3 Blue-headed Vireos, a Winter Wren,
lots of Golden-crowned Kinglets, multiple Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers,
Hermit Thrush, lots of White-throated sparrow and a few Juncos, and 2
Purple Finches. The cool sunny weather couldn't have been nicer.


Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk - probably a local
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 3+
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker - we don't see too many at Cylburn
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo - 3+
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch - ho hum (this year)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper - FOS, by Garden of the Senses
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren - FOS, by Garden of the Senses
Golden-crowned Kinglet - many!
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee - lots
Savannah Sparrow - stump dump
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow - lots
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch - 2
House Finch
American Goldfinch

Incidentally, I had my first solid White-throated Sparrows and Juncos
in my yard in Randallstown this morning.

Steve Sanford
Randallstown, Baltimore County
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