Hello all.  

I took a long walk this morning around Northern Anne Arundel County and 
turned up a few favorites including a sole American Coot, as well as a random 
Black-crowned Night Heron. The totals weren't spectacular and the wind really 
kept the birds away, but it was a good day to be out. 

In the afternoon, I found a FOX SPARROW off of Kembo Road, just past the 
first water impoundment...good to see. 

Highlights:

Morning:
Chestnut Hill Cove Community-Brandon Woods Park-North County Land Trust 
Property-Stoney Creek Park.  5 miles.

Great Blue Heron: 1  Nabbs Creek cove, Chestnut Hill
Black-crowned Night Heron: 1 adult, same place as the GBHE
Canada Goose: 26
Mallard: 33
American Black Duck: 2  Brandon Woods Pond
AMERICAN WIGEON: 2  Nabbs Creek cove area
HOODED MERGANSER: 1 male, Brandon Woods pond
AMERICAN COOT: 1  Brandon Woods
Ring-billed Gull: 21  Up and down Nabbs Creek
Turkey Vulture: 4
Black Vulture: 1
American Kestrel: 1
Belted Kingfisher: 2  Nabbs Creek cove
Carolina Chickadee: 8
Tufted Titmouse: 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 4 
American Robin: 70+  Active and scattered
Hermit Thrush: 1  Chestnut Hill
Eastern Towhee: 3
Song Sparrow: 11
Swamp Sparrow: 1
White-throated Sparrow: 24
Field Sparrow: 3  Small meadow next to Brandon Woods field
Dark-eyed Junco: 15
American Goldfinch: 7

Afternoon:
Kembo Road (off of Fort Smallwood Rd):

Canada Goose: 36  
Mallard: 1
WOOD DUCK: 1  Large water impoundment
Ring-billed Gull: 2
Bald Eagle: 1 adult
White-breasted Nuthatch: 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 2
Eastern Towhee: 2
Song Sparrow: 2
White-throated Sparrow: 9
FOX SPARROW: 1  In the brush at the first water impoundment
Common Grackle: 150+  in several small flocks

Matt Grey
Pasadena