Cromwell Valley Park, 8-10:30 AM 5/18/08
   Weather: Partly sunny to start ending with complete cloud cover and
sprinkles
                  Temp: mid-60¹s with occasional light breeze

This is a compilation of birds from our small group of 3, plus a few birds
(so noted) reported by Jim Meyers who asked me to post them as his computer
is down. Our observations were all taken at the parking lot and on the trail
along the Minebank Run.

Mallard ­ 1
Turkey Vulture ­ 3
Mourning Dove ­ 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird ­ 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker ­ 1 (heard)
Eastern Wood Peewee ­ 2 (heard)
Eastern Phoebe ­ 1
Great-crested Flycatcher ­ 2 (heard)
Eastern Kingbird - 4
Yellow-throated Vireo ­ 1 (seen and heard)
Warbling Vireo ­ 3 (seen and heard)
Red-eyed Vireo ­ 3 (2 seen, 1 heard)
Blue Jay - 4
American Crow ­ 1
Tree Swallow ­ 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow ­ 4
Barn Swallow ­ 1
Carolina Chickadee ­ 5
Tufted Titmouse ­ 2
Carolina Wren ­ 1 (heard)
House Wren ­ 1 (heard)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ­ 5
Eastern Bluebird - 8
American Robin ­ 17
Gray Catbird ­ 4
Northern Mockingbird ­ 2
European Starling ­ 7
Cedar Waxwing ­ 12 
Yellow Warbler - 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler ­ 1(f) ­ Jim Meyers
Yellow-rumped Warbler ­ 2
Blackpoll Warbler ­ 1
Common Yellowthroat ­ 1 (heard)
Canada Warbler - 2
Scarlet Tanager ­ 1
Chipping Sparrow ­ 10
Song Sparrow ­ 3
Northern Cardinal ­ 6
Blue Grosbeak - 1(f)  - Jim Meyers
Indigo Bunting ­ 1
Red-winged Blackbird ­ 8
Common Grackle ­ 5
Brown-headed Cowbird ­ 4
Orchard Oriole ­ 10
Baltimore Oriole ­ 14
House Finch ­ 3
American Goldfinch ­ 12

Bryce Butler
Baltimore