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N. Arundel: 5/15,16: Lots of migrants...

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Matthew Grey

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Matthew Grey

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Fri, 16 May 2008 18:02:56 -0400

Hello all.

As Bill Hubick, Stan Arnold and several others have been reporting, the last 
few days in northern Anne Arundel County have been terriffic for migrants. I 
birded the area hard these last two days and found some good stuff. 

I found another Wilson's Warbler (this one along Kembo Road), a Cape May 
Warbler, and several other warbler species along with a lot of other seasonals 
like Eastern Wood-Pewee, Warbling Vireo, Seaside Sparrow and Marsh Wren. 
Today's highlights were the Sanderling, Dunlin and Short-billed Dowitcher 
found at Swan Creek.

Not to be forgotten, the Least Tern colony at Brandon Woods is once again 
picking up steam, with about 20 birds seen yesterday. 

Here are some highlights:

Brandon Woods-Chestnut Hill Cove-Stoney Creek Park (Pasadena, 5/15):

Little Blue Heron: 2  Brandon Woods Pond 
LEAST TERN: c. 20  Brandon Woods drainage pond and FILA building
Osprey: 4
COMMON NIGHTHAWK: 5  Patrolling the skies over Chestnut Hill
Ruby-throated Hummingbird: 1
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER: 1  Stoney Creek Park
WILLOW FLYCATCHER: 1  Chestnut Hill Cove area
Great-crested Flycatcher: 2
Barn Swallow: 3
House Wren: 1
Wood Thrush: 4  Stoney Creek Park
Gray Catbird: 8
Cedar Waxwing: 5
White-eyed Vireo: 3
Yellow-throated Vireo: 1
WARBLING VIREO: 1
Red-eyed Vireo: 3
Northern Parula: 1
Yellow Wabler: 1
Magnoila Warbler: 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler: 2 males
Black-throated Green Warbler: 1
Pine Warbler: 1 
Black-and-white Warbler: 1 
American Redstart: 5
Ovenbird: 2
Common Yellowthroat: 16
HOODED WARBLER: 1 
Yellow-breasted Chat: 1  Brush off of Solley Road
Indigo Bunting: 3
Swamp Sparrow: 1
White-throated Sparrow: 1
Chipping Sparrow: 2
Orchard Oriole: 4

Kembo Road, 5/15:

Green Heron: 1
Red-shouldered Hawk: 2  with nearby nest
Hairy Woodpecker: 1  
Gray Catbird: 4
Cedar Waxwing: 6
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO: 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee: 1
Great-crested Flycatcher: 2
White-eyed Vireo: 2
WARBLING VIREO: 1
Red-eyed Vireo: 3
Yellow Warbler: 1
Magnolia Warbler: 2
CAPE MAY WARBLER: 1  male in low tree by the second water impoundment
Black-throated Green Warbler: 1
Black-and-White Warbler: 2
American Redstart: 3
KENTUCKY WARBLER: 1 singing, one my favorites
Common Yellowthroat: 5
WILSON'S WARBLER: 1  Great bird, in the low trees and brush, 2nd water area
Indigo Bunting: 2
Orchard Oriole: 1

Swan Creek/Cox Creek Dredge Facility, 5/16:

Great Blue Heron: 4
Great Egret: 2
Little Blue Heron: 8  4 adult, 4 first year
Snowy Egret: 2
Cattle Egret: 2
Black-crowned Night Heron: 1
RUDDY DUCK: 10  Still a small raft on the Patapsco
LEAST TERN: 1  flyover
Osprey: 4
Solitary Sandpiper: 4
Spotted Sandpiper: 9
SANDERLING: 1  not common here
Semipalmated Sandpiper: 14
Least Sandpiper: 5
DUNLIN: 3
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER: 1  I walked within 20 feet of this one
Great-crested Flycatcher: 2
Eastern Kingbird: 4
Purple Martin: 5
Tree Swallow: 70+
Northern Rough-winged Swallow: 10
BANK SWALLOW: 1
Barn Swallow: 11
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 1
MARSH WREN: 2  New wetland area, singing away
Wood Thrush: 1
VEERY: 1
Gray Catbird: 5
White-eyed Vireo: 3
Red-eyed Vireo: 2
Northern Parula: 2
Yellow Warbler: 1
Magnolia Warbler: 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler: 1
Black-and-white Warbler: 1
American Redstart: 4
Ovenbird: 1
Common Yellowthroat: 11
Indigo Bunting: 1
Blue Grosbeak: 2
Eastern Towhee: 6
Chipping Sparrow: 1
Swamp Sparrow: 1
SEASIDE SPARROW: 1  New wetland area, great looks
White-throated Sparrow: 2
Scarlet Tanager: 1 male
Orchard Oriole: 4
Baltimore Oriole: 3   One first spring, two adults

Matt Grey
Pasadena