I got in at 1AM Sunday morning from Saturday's wedding that the band
and I played in DC.  Our 4 month old son Declan decided to wake at
4:30 AM (a rarity, thankfully).  So, after I made sure he was happy
and taken care of,  I decided to go birding.  I travelled all through
out the wooded sections on the Annapolis peninsula and up into
Crownsville listen for any night creatures.  I heard what I thought
was a scream... it was rather loud squeal with a
'not-of-this-earth-like' quality.  I can give exact location if anyone
would care to do further research.

Sadly, there were no whips to be heard... only a few Mockingbirds,
some Robins and two Wood Thrush.  According to plan, I drove to Fort
Howard to see what was left from Ed Boyd's trip on Saturday.  It was a
great morning, followed with a wonderful afternoon.  Here are the
highlights:

Fort Howard Park  5/4/08

Sharp-shinned & Cooper's Hawk (I enjoyed watching these hawks fly in
low over the mouth of the river from Sue's HawkWatch at Ft. Smallwood)
Spotted Sandpiper
Caspian Tern
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (FOY)
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Nashville Warbler (FOY)
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler (FOY)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (EVERYWHERE)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (EVERYWHERE)
Blackburnian Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (one hanging around the entrance area to the park)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (FOY)
Indigo Bunting
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch

Later I drove to Swan Harbor Farm Park (Noon-2PM) and saw:

Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Green Heron
Glossy Ibis (FOY)
Northern Harrier (flew low over the West end of the marsh and landed
in the field)
Virginia Rail
Sora (FOY)
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Caspian Tern
Tree Swallow
Bank Swallow (FOY)
Barn Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Palm Warbler (Yellow)
Black-and-white Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Orchard Oriole

Have a Great Week,

Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD