Sorry for the delay: it took a while to compile these
results. I explored the greater Laurel region in PG county
on Saturday as part of the May count. Pouring rain made for
a lacklaster start, but things picked up eventually,
especially once the sun came out in the afternoon. I
identified 80 species at various locations, including my
yard, Rocky Gorge Reservoir, and several "hotspots" around
town. Here's my report (details available on request):
Start time: 05h45
End time: 23h30
Time birding: 14h45
Time driving: 01h25
Miles walking: 6.9 mi
Miles driving: 26.3 mi
Time owling: 00h30
Miles owling: 0.2 mi
Weather: 05h45: 50F, rain, calm; midday: 65F, mostly
cloud, windy; 20h00: 59F, clear, calm
Canada Goose 58
Mallard 25
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 4
Green Heron 4
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 4
Cooper's Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper 3
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 24
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 7
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 7
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 14
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 14
Fish Crow 3
crow sp 2
Tree Swallow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Cliff Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 7
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 23
House Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 10
Eastern Bluebird 2
Veery 1
Swainson's Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 5
American Robin 44
Gray Catbird 16
Northern Mockingbird 7
European Starling 54
Nashville Warbler 1
Northern Parula 8
Yellow Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 10
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Pine Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 3
American Redstart 2
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Ovenbird 4
Common Yellowthroat 15
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Scarlet Tanager 2
Eastern Towhee 12
Chipping Sparrow 8
Field Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 34
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 7
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 50
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
Baltimore Oriole 4
House Finch 16
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 27
Thanks also to Frances, who helped bird the yard, Bob
Elvander, who joined me for part of the survey at Rocky
Gorge Reservoir, and Timothy Spahr and Ryan Farrell for
assistance with some voice IDs.
D
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Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
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