Hi all,



Steve Sanford and I went down yesterday to see the Henslow's Sparrow but this was a very stubborn bird who only shows himself briefly in the morning and was heard very well up close and sometimes went farther back. We gave up at 11am and move on but came back at 1pm and it was heard again but not seen during 1 hour stay from 1pm-2pm. 


06/18/08 - 930am-11am
Club Hollow Rd., Poolesville, Montgomery Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair, 71-73 degrees, WSW 8 mph- WNW 13 mph
OBSERVERS: 2

Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 5
Mourning Dove - 1
Acadian Flycatcher - 1 (heard only)
Eastern Kingbird - 1
American Crow - 1
Fish Crow - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 1
Wood Thrush - 1
American Robin - 1
Gray Catbird - 3
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 69
Ovenbird - 1
Scarlet Tanager - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 5
Grasshopper Sparrow - 1 (heard only)
HENSLOW's SPARROW - 1 (seen briefly, heard on/off)
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 6
Eastern Meadowlark - 2
Common Grackle - 8
House Sparrow - 4
SPECIES: 24
TOTAL BIRDS: 118

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 1

BUTTERFLIES
Cabbage White - 6
Clouded Sulphur - 3
Orange Sulphur - 2

DRAGONFLIES
Common Green Darner - 1
Slaty Skimmer - 1

06/18/08 - 1115am-1245pm
McKee Beshers Wildlife Management Area "Hughes Hollow" Hunting Quarters Rd., Poolesville, Montgomery Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair, 75-78 degrees, WNW 11 mph- WNW 15 mph
OBSERVERS: 2

Canada Goose - 8 (pair w/ 5 goslings plus one adult)
Hooded Merganser - 1 (imm female)
Double-crested Cormorant - 2 (Sycamore Landing)
Great Blue Heron - 2
Great Egret - 4
Green Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 2
Bald Eagle - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Mourning Dove - 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 (heard only)
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1
Acadian Flycatcher - 2
Eastern Kingbird - 2
White-eyed Vireo - 1 (heard only)
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 1
Tree Swallow - 40
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 (Sycamore Landing)
Barn Swallow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 3
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
House Wren - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Wood Thrush - 1
American Robin - 1
Gray Catbird - 6
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 5
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1
Indigo Bunting - 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 23
Common Grackle - 6
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
Orchard Oriole - 4
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 39
TOTAL BIRDS: 141

MAMMALS
Eastern Chipmunk - 1
Gray Squirrel - 2

REPTILES
Eastern Painted Turtle - 6
Red-bellied Turtle - 1

BUTTERFLIES
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 1
Cabbage White - 2

DRAGONFLIES
Common Green Darner - 3
Slaty Skimmer - 4
Eastern Pondhawk - 37
Common Whitetail - 8
Twelve-spotted Skimmer - 7
Black Saddlebags - 8
Eastern Amberwing - 1


     Kevin Graff
     West Ocean City, MD