The BBC walk in the Granite Area of Patapsco Valley State was pretty good
considering the periodic showers, difficult lighting conditions and earlier
date this year. Five birders (Judy Harding, Jim Green, Linda Middlestadt,
Scott Berglund and Paul Kolhler) braved the muddy trails to find the
following highlights: 3 Prairie Warblers, 2 Yellow-throated Warblers (by
song), 2 Louisiana Waterthrush, 9 Northern Parula, 17 Myrtle Warbler, 3
yellow Palm Warbler, 1 Black-and-white Warbler and 2 Ovenbird. We also had a
Pileated Woodpecker at close range.

Thank you JH, JG, LM, SB and PK for coming out and making a gray day bright
and cheery.

Location:     Patapsco Valley State Park - Granite Area
Observation date:     4/20/08
Number of species:     49

Canada Goose     6
Wood Duck     5
Mallard     2
Common Loon     1
Great Blue Heron     3
Turkey Vulture     3
Red-tailed Hawk     1
gull sp.     3
Rock Pigeon     3
Mourning Dove     6
Chimney Swift     7
Red-bellied Woodpecker     5
Downy Woodpecker     3
Hairy Woodpecker     2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     3
Pileated Woodpecker     2
Red-eyed Vireo     1
Blue Jay     7
American Crow     3
Purple Martin     1
Tree Swallow     6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     3
Barn Swallow     5
Carolina Chickadee     9
Tufted Titmouse     7
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
Carolina Wren     3
House Wren     5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     5
Eastern Bluebird     2
American Robin     10
Northern Mockingbird     5
European Starling     7
Northern Parula     9
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     17
Yellow-throated Warbler     2
Prairie Warbler     3
Palm Warbler (Yellow)     3
Black-and-white Warbler     1
Ovenbird     2
Louisiana Waterthrush     2
Eastern Towhee     2
Chipping Sparrow     2
Field Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     14
Northern Cardinal     17
Common Grackle     2
Brown-headed Cowbird     15
American Goldfinch     6

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Keith Eric Costley

Randallstown, Baltimore County, MD