I forgot to add the low flying Bald Eagle and the nine Blue-gray
Gnatcatchers.

Keith Eric Costley

Randallstown, Baltimore County, MD

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> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:31:08 -0400
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> Subject: Patapsco Valley State Park - Granite Area , 4/20/08
> 

> 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
> + Bald Eagle     1
> 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
> + Blue-gray Gnatcatcher         9
> 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
> 


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