Hi all,


Went to work at firehouse after evening walk last
night and to Calvert County all day today with John
Dennehy and we got 105 species. Full list to come up
later. 


Baltimore Bird Club's 5th in a series weekly evening
birdwalk. Next evening walk on May 21st at 6pm.


05/14/08 - 6pm-805pm 
Ft. McHenry National Monument, Constellation Plaza,
at end of Fort Ave, Locust Point section of
Baltimore, MD

WEATHER: Overcast/MC, 71-68 degrees, SSW 11 mph- calm 
LEADER: Jim Peters
OBSERVERS: 9

Canada Goose - 8
Mallard - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 9
Great Blue Heron - 1
Green Heron - 1
Black-crowned Night Heron - 4
Osprey - 2
Killdeer - 1
Spotted Sandpiper - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 16
Herring Gull - 8
Great Black-backed Gull - 18
Rock Pigeon - 1
Mourning Dove - 6
Black-billed Cuckoo - 1 (heard near marsh trail)
Common Nighthawk - 3 (high flying headed N, 610pm)
Chimney Swift - 6
Least Flycatcher - 1 (seen briefly twice)
Empid. Flycatcher sp. - 1 (possible more)
Fish Crow - 3
crow sp - 6
Tree Swallow - 8
N Rough-winged Swallow - 10
Barn Swallow - 8
Marsh Wren - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Swainson's Thrush - 1
Wood Thrush - 1
American Robin - 19
Gray Catbird - 16
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 17
Cedar Waxwing - 14 (arrive from the south)
Yellow Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 3 (possible more)
Ovenbird - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 8
Song Sparrow - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 8
White-throated Sparrow - 2
Northern Cardinal - 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 (1st year male, good look)
Red-winged Blackbird - 17
Common Grackle - 11
Brown-headed Cowbird - 2
Orchard Oriole - 3
Baltimore Oriole - 2
American Goldfinch - 6
House Sparrow - 2
SPECIES: 47
TOTAL BIRDS: 271

MAMMALS
Muskrat - 1
Gray Squirrel - 11

FISHES
Common Carp - 2


     Kevin Graff
     Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD