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Prince George's Co., 04/17/08

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:45:16 -0700

Hi all,



04/17/08 - 825am-945am
Mount Calvert Historical & Archaeological Park, Mt.
Calvert Rd., Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair/Sunny, 49-64 degrees, SW 4 mph-var 5 mph
OBSERVERS: 2

Canada Goose - 2
Wood Duck - 1
Mallard - 2
Blue-winged Teal - 4
Green-winged Teal - 36
Double-crested Cormorant - 6
Great Blue Heron - 7
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 6
Bald Eagle - 3
Northern Harrier - 1
Wilson's Snipe - 1
Laughing Gull - 276
Bonaparte's Gull - 5
Ring-billed Gull - 14
Forster's Tern - 1
Mourning Dove - 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Eastern Kingbird - 1
Blue Jay - 12
Fish Crow - 1
Tree Swallow - 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2
Barn Swallow - 6
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Carolina Wren - 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin - 4
Northern Mockingbird - 3
European Starling - 4
Northern Parula - 2
Palm Warbler - 2 (yellow)
Common Yellowthroat - 3
Eastern Towhee - 2
Chipping Sparrow - 8
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 5
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 4
Common Grackle - 8
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
House Finch - 1
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 49
TOTAL BIRDS: 468

MAMMALS
Muskrat - 1

BUTTERFLIES
Cabbage White - 8
Orange Sulphur - 11

MOTHS
Common Tan Wave - 1

04/17/08 - 950am-1220pm
Patuxent River Park "Jug Bay Natural Area" Croom
Airport Rd., Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 64-69 degrees, variable 5 mph- calm
OBSERVERS: 2

Canada Goose - 2
Wood Duck - 6
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 13
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 8
Bald Eagle - 1 (on nest near entrance)
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Solitary Sandpiper - 1
Short-billed Dowitcher - 1
Laughing Gull - 3
Ring-billed Gull - 6
Herring Gull - 1
Caspian Tern - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
White-eyed Vireo - 2
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 2
Tree Swallow - 6
Barn Swallow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 6
Tufted Titmouse - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
Carolina Wren - 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 4
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin - 3
Brown Thrasher - 1
Northern Parula - 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Pine Warbler - 2
Black-and-white Warbler - 1
Ovenbird - 6
Common Yellowthroat - 3
Eastern Towhee - 6
Chipping Sparrow - 5
Song Sparrow - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 3
White-throated Sparrow - 2
Northern Cardinal - 6
Red-winged Blackbird - 7
American Goldfinch - 6
SPECIES: 46
TOTAL BIRDS: 146

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 4
White-tailed Deer - 7

BUTTERFLIES
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 7
Zebra Swallowtail - 1
Cabbage White - 1
Orange Sulphur - 1
Question Mark - 1
Juvenal Duskywing - 1

04/17/08 - 1235pm-150pm
Schoolhouse Pond Conservation Area, Gov. Oden Bowie
Dr., Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 69-74 degrees, calm- S 4 mph
OBSERVERS: 2 

Canada Goose - 4 (plus several dom. and Tr. Swan #962)
Wood Duck - 1
Mallard - 4
Blue-winged Teal - 5 (4 drakes, 1 hen)
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 3
Green Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 2
Killdeer - 1
Laughing Gull - 3
Rock Pigeon - 3 (along road)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
White-eyed Vireo - 1
American Crow - 2
Fish Crow - 5
Tree Swallow - 1
Barn Swallow - 8
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Tufted Titmouse - 2
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin - 5
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 1
Eastern Towhee - 2
Song Sparrow - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 4
Northern Cardinal - 6
Red-winged Blackbird - 6
Rusty Blackbird - 1
Common Grackle - 6 (one was eating a frog from perch)
American Goldfinch - 10
House Sparrow - 8
SPECIES: 44
TOTAL BIRDS: 130

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 5

REPTILES
Red-eared Turtle - 2
Eastern Painted Turtle - 28
Stinkpot - 1
Snapping Turtle - 1

AMPHIBIANS
Southern Leopard Frog - 1

BUTTERFLIES
Zebra Swallowtail - 2
Cabbage White - 1
Question Mark - 2

DRAGONFLIES
Common Green Darner - 1
Shadow Darner - 1

04/17/08 - 220pm-320pm
Patuxent Research Refuge "South Tract" Scarlet Tanager
Loop, Laurel, Prince George's Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 77-78 degrees, S 5 mph- NNW 6 mph
OBSERVERS: 2

Canada Goose - 8
Mallard - 3
Turkey Vulture - 3
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Killdeer - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 1
Fish Crow - 3
Tree Swallow - 20
Barn Swallow - 3
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 6
Song Sparrow - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 1
Common Grackle - 5
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 27 (76 sp. total)
TOTAL BIRDS: 74 (818 total)

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 2

BUTTERFLIES
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 4
Cabbage White - 5
Orange Sulphur - 4

DRAGONFLIES
Common Green Darner - 2

FISHES
Bluegill - 16
Largemouth Bass - 5


***I left out 1 Muskrat, 19 Bluegill and 2 Largemouth
Bass at Lake Roland on 4/15 & 1 Muskrat at Ft. McHenry
on 4/16.***


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




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