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Ft. McHenry National Monument, 04/16/08

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:35:43 -0700

Hi all,



Baltimore Bird Club's 1st in a series weekly evening
birdwalk. Next evening walk on Apr 23rd at 6pm.


04/16/08 - 6pm-8pm 
Ft. McHenry National Monument, Constellation Plaza,
at end of Fort Ave, Locust Point section of
Baltimore, MD

WEATHER: Fair, 64-60 degrees, E 9 mph- S 4 mph
LEADER: Jim Peters
OBSERVERS: 21

Canada Goose - 24
Mallard - 4
Lesser Scaup - 1 
scaup sp. - 181 (Masonville Cove, heat shimmer)
Bufflehead - 55
Hooded Merganser - 1 (hen)
Horned Grebe - 8
Double-crested Cormorant - 32
Osprey - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
American Coot - 12
Killdeer - 2
Bonaparte's Gull - 21
Ring-billed Gull - 279 (headed to roost)
Herring Gull - 94 (same)
Great Black-backed Gull - 5 (same)
Caspian Tern - 2
Rock Pigeon - 1
Mourning Dove - 6
Chimney Swift - 2
American Crow - 2
Fish Crow - 6
Tree Swallow - 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 4
Barn Swallow - 21
American Robin - 22
Northern Mockingbird - 2
Brown Thrasher - 2
European Starling - 15
Palm Warbler - 1 (yellow)
Common Yellowthroat - 1
Eastern Towhee - 3
Savannah Sparrow - 3
Song Sparrow - 10
Swamp Sparrow - 4
White-throated Sparrow - 3
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 20
Common Grackle - 5
Brown-headed Cowbird - 2
House Finch - 1
American Goldfinch - 2
House Sparrow - 6
SPECIES: 42
TOTAL BIRDS: 872

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 8

MOTHS
Eastern Tent Catterpillar - 72 (tiny ones)

**Some of us had a good view of a PIED CROW coming in
from harbor area toward Masonville area while we were
on the wetlands trail toward the point**


    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD
    



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