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Ft. McHenry National Monument, 05/21/08

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Thu, 22 May 2008 09:02:34 -0700

Hi all,



Baltimore Bird Club's 6th in a series weekly evening
birdwalk. Next and last evening walk on May 28th at
6pm.


05/21/08 - 6pm-8pm 
Ft. McHenry National Monument, Constellation Plaza,
at end of Fort Ave, Locust Point section of
Baltimore, MD

WEATHER: MC, 66-55 degrees, W 13 mph- SW 6 mph
         Brief gusty at 23 mph after 630pm w/ lt rain
LEADER: Jim Peters
OBSERVERS: 11

Canada Goose - 14
Mallard - 4
Double-crested Cormorant - 5
Great Blue Heron - 2 (high flying headed NE)
Black-crowned Night Heron - 1 (seen by others)
Turkey Vulture - 1 (seen by others)
Osprey - 2
Virginia Rail - 1 (heard only)
Spotted Sandpiper - 16 (all over seawall)
Ring-billed Gull - 14
Herring Gull - 3
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Common Tern - 2
Rock Pigeon - 7
Mourning Dove - 6
Chimney Swift - 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 2 
Acadian Flycatcher - 1 
Empid flycatcher sp - 1
Eastern Kingbird - 2
Fish Crow - 1
crow sp - 3
Tree Swallow - 9
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 5
Barn Swallow - 37 (all over seawall)
Swainson's Thrush - 2
thrush sp. - 1 (near entrance gate)
American Robin - 13
Gray Catbird - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 3
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 18
Cedar Waxwing - 1
Yellow Warbler - 1 (seen/heard by others)
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1
Magnolia Warbler - 1 (male)
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 (female)
American Redstart - 2
Ovenbird - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 8
Eastern Towhee - 1
Field Sparrow - 1 (seen by others)
Song Sparrow - 1
Lincoln's Sparrow - 3 (seen by others)
Swamp Sparrow - 8
White-throated Sparrow - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 12
Common Grackle - 17
Orchard Oriole - 2
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 2
House Sparrow - 7
SPECIES: 49
TOTAL BIRDS: 255

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 8


    Kevin Graff
    West Ocean City, MD (starting this weekend)