Hi all,
Earlier today, John Dennehy, Nico Sarbanes and I did
the BBC's annual Baltimore Harbor Christmas Bird Count
at treatment plant, the flats, oxygen pond, Old Road
Bay and Herring Run Park and end up with 62 species.
Waterfowl # are better than last year with 371 in 11
species in 2006 compare to 730 in 12 species today.
Cackling "Richardson's" Goose are new to bird count
12/15/07 - 720am-1030am
Back River Waste Water Treatment Plant, Willis Ave.,
off of Eastern Ave., Essex, Baltimore Co., MD
WEATHER: Fair/PC, 32-35 degrees, calm- NNE 4 mph
CACKLING "RICHARDSON" GOOSE - 1 (w/ geese NEE)
Canada Goose - 324 (several headed NEE)
American Wigeon - 1 (hen, Clarifier Tank 9-A)
Mallard - 16
Hooded Merganser - 1 (hen)
Common Loon - 1 (distance flyby W)
Great Blue Heron - 2
Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 1 (adult)
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 251 (only one 1st year)
Ring-billed Gull - 213
Herring Gull - 2
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Rock Pigeon - 56
Mourning Dove - 10
Belted Kingfisher - 2 (1 distant flyby W)
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Eastern Phoebe - 2
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 9
Fish Crow - 4
Carolina Chickadee - 7
Tufted Titmouse - 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
Carolina Wren - 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 9 (flyby)
GRAY CATBIRD - 1 (late, chased by a mockingbird)
Northern Mockingbird - 5
European Starling - 426 (three flocks)
Cedar Waxwing - 16
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Song Sparrow - 27
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 38
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 17
Red-winged Blackbird - 18
Common Grackle - 40
American Goldfinch - 7
SPECIES: 46
TOTAL BIRDS: 1542
MAMMALS
Red Fox - 1
12/15/07 - 1035am-11am
Diamond Point Rd Flats, Diamond Point Rd., Essex,
Baltimore Co., MD
WEATHER: PC, 35 degrees, N 5 mph- ENE 6 mph
Mallard - 2
Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Killdeer - 31
Bonaparte's Gull - 41
Ring-billed Gull - 355
Herring Gull - 17
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Rock Pigeon - 1
Mourning Dove - 1 (on wire nearby)
American Crow - 18
Fish Crow - 1
European Starling - 1
SPECIES: 14
TOTAL BIRDS: 472
12/15/07 - 1115am-12pm
Bethlehem Steel Corp. Property "Oxygen Pond" Reservoir
Rd./Peninsula Expwy, Sparrows Point, Baltimore Co.,
MD
WEATHER: PC, 35 degrees, ENE 6 mph
Canada Goose - 14
Gadwall - 20
American Wigeon - 23
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 4
Lesser Scaup - 3
Hooded Merganser - 9
Ruddy Duck - 110
Pied-billed Grebe - 10
Double-crested Cormorant - 4
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 3
American Coot - 104
Ring-billed Gull - 11
Rock Pigeon - 15
American Crow - 3
Song Sparrow - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 2
SPECIES: 20
TOTAL BIRDS: 341
12/15/07 - 1205pm-1pm
Chesapeake Terrace Community at Old Road Bay, Lodge
Farm Rd./Bay Front Rd., Edgemere, Baltimore Co., MD
WEATHER: PC/Overcast, 36-37 degrees, NE 6 mph- NE 7
mph
Canada Goose - 131
Mallard - 3
Canvasback - 1 (hen, seen by one ob.)
Lesser Scaup - 43
Common Goldeneye - 1 (hen)
Common Merganser - 2 (hens, seen by one ob.)
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
American Kestrel - 1 (along way)
Killdeer - 4
Ring-billed Gull - 7
Rock Pigeon - 3
Mourning Dove - 9
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 29
Northern Cardinal - 1
House Sparrow - 16
SPECIES: 17
TOTAL BIRDS: 255
12/15/07 - 130pm-305pm
Herring Run Park, Argonne Dr./Harford Rd., Lauraville
section of Baltimore, MD
WEATHER: Overcast, 34-35 degrees, ENE 9 mph- NE 6 mph
Canada Goose - 14
Mallard - 5
Pied-billed Grebe - 2 (lake)
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Merlin - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 40 (lake)
Herring Gull - 14 (lake)
Rock Pigeon - 2
Mourning Dove - 2
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 4
American Crow - 32
Fish Crow - 12
Carolina Chickadee - 4
Tufted Titmouse - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Brown Creeper - 2
Carolina Wren - 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 3
White-throated Sparrow - 2
Northern Cardinal - 4
SPECIES: 24
TOTAL BIRDS: 156
MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 19
TOTAL OVERALL: 4.75 miles by foot, 7 miles by car
CACKLING "RICHARDSON" GOOSE - 1 (new to CBC)
Canada Goose - 483 (231 in 2006)
Gadwall - 20
American Wigeon - 24
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 30
Canvasback - 1
Lesser Scaup - 46
Common Goldeneye - 1
Hooded Merganser - 10
Common Merganser - 2
Ruddy Duck - 110
Common Loon - 1
Pied-billed Grebe - 12
Double-crested Cormorant - 5 (58 in 2006)
Great Blue Heron - 4
Turkey Vulture - 3
Bald Eagle - 5
Red-tailed Hawk - 4
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 1
American Coot - 104
Killdeer - 35
Bonaparte's Gull - 292 (167 in 2006)
Ring-billed Gull - 626 (294 in 2006)
Herring Gull - 33 (78 in 2006)
Great Black-backed Gull - 2 (64 in 2006)
Rock Pigeon - 77
Mourning Dove - 22
Belted Kingfisher - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 7
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Eastern Phoebe - 2
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 62
Fish Crow - 17
Carolina Chickadee - 11
Tufted Titmouse - 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Brown Creeper - 2
Carolina Wren - 11
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 4
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 9
GRAY CATBIRD - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 10
European Starling - 456 (only 9 in 2006)
Cedar Waxwing - 16
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Song Sparrow - 28
Swamp Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 40
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 24
Red-winged Blackbird - 18
Common Grackle - 40
American Goldfinch - 7
House Sparrow - 16
SPECIES: 62 (70 in 2006)
TOTAL BIRDS: 2766 (1658 in 2006)
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West Ocean City, MD
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