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Ft. McHenry National Monument, 04/23/08

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:05:11 -0700

Hi all,



Baltimore Bird Club's 2nd in a series weekly evening
birdwalk. Next evening walk on Apr 30th at 6pm.


04/23/08 - 6pm-8pm 
Ft. McHenry National Monument, Constellation Plaza,
at end of Fort Ave, Locust Point section of
Baltimore, MD

WEATHER: PC, 73-70 degrees, S 6 mph- S 5 mph
LEADER: Jim Peters
OBSERVERS: 14

Canada Goose - 20
Mallard - 8
Lesser Scaup - 1 
scaup sp. - 139 (Masonville Cove, heat shimmer)
Bufflehead - 3
Double-crested Cormorant - 30
Great Egret - 2
Osprey - 3
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Killdeer - 2
Greater Yellowlegs - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 10
Ring-billed Gull - 68 (headed to roost)
Herring Gull - 142 (same)
Great Black-backed Gull - 6 (same)
Caspian Tern - 1
Rock Pigeon - 1
Mourning Dove - 8
Chimney Swift - 4
Blue Jay - 34 (single flock of 31 headed N)
American Crow - 3
Fish Crow - 4
Tree Swallow - 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 8
Barn Swallow - 10
American Robin - 31
Northern Mockingbird - 2
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 39
Eastern Towhee - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 8
Red-winged Blackbird - 11
Common Grackle - 11
Brown-headed Cowbird - 2
American Goldfinch - 1
House Sparrow - 4
SPECIES: 36 
TOTAL BIRDS: 626

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 10

BUTTERFLIES
Cabbage White - 1

MOTHS
Eastern Tent Caterpillar - 20 

BEETLES
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle - 2


    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD 
    




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